Tree Questions?
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This page offers a few suggestions for locating information about trees, their management and care. You might want to also visit our Resources page, which features regional contacts and our Directory of Urban Foresters and Arborists. |
Visit Treelink.org (http://www.treelink.org/). On this excellent urban forestry site,
national issues are discussed. The site also offers a listserv to which one can easily sign up to receive regular e-mail correspondence from the organization.
The US Forest Service offers 680 Tree Fact Sheets - Find a particular tree by its Plant Family, Common Name or Scientific Name and get detailed information. Files are in Adobe PDF Format. (Go here for more information and downloads.)
Street Trees - here's the link for ACES' video stream for the updated Street Trees. Requires Windows Media Player.
Check out The Knothole (http://tree-tech.com/board/) - A forum for discussion of arboricultural issues, which also offers links to other valuable resources.
An interesting article about Trees/ Natural Resources and Human Health.from the (4/25/03) Asheville Citizen-Times (guest editorial by Mike Dombeck).
Protecting Trees from
Construction Damage: A Homeowner's Guide (from the University of Minnesota)
Techno Tree Biology Dictionary & Tree Care Information
Articles written by DR. ALEX L. SHIGO, one of the foremost authorities
worldwide on tree systems today online. Also, he has announced the release of a 2-CD set related to his research & travels
The Alabama Cooperative Extension System's Urban Forestry webpage
ACES: Safer Trees: This easy-to-use guide shows homeowners how to inspect their trees for safety. The document uses images and concise text to describe the seven most common symptoms of a tree at risk to people, property, and things and what to do if a tree is a safety problem.
Roots of the Urban Forest: An educational website for urban tree professionals, from Clemson University's Christina Well.
The topics below are included in the City of Huntsville's Urban Forestry website; a complete topic list is included on its home page.
How Trees Work
Tree Planting and Care
Site/Species Matching/ Planting Design
Nursery Stock
Tree Planting & Early Care
Care of Young Trees
Pruning (US Forest Service website)
Commercial Arborists
Cabling
Lightning protection
Trees and Construction
Tree Valuation
Municipal Tree Management
Tree Planting
Municipal Tree Care -- hot-spot management & systematic maintenance
Trees on Private Property
Management of Hazardous Trees
Urban Forestry Inventories
Disaster Management
Tree and Landscape Ordinances (US Forest Service)
Tree and Landscape Ordinances (Louisiana State University)
