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- Forest*A*Syst: Self Assessment to Prioritize Your Forest Needs
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Added: June 17, 2008A self assessment guide for forest landowners...modeled after the National Forest*A*Syst publication.
- Tree ID Key for the Upper Peninsula of Michigan
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50+ species, 3 keys, 300+ images, range maps, abundunce lists, taxonomy, ID characteristics, glossary
- Georgia's Tree Appraisal: Species Value List
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The Guide outlines factors to consider in arriving at a species value.
- Options for Disposing of Leaves
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This publication discusses options that are available to homeowners to dispose of their leaves.
- The Timberland Decision Support System
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The Texas Forest Service TDSS is a web-based decision tool for non-industrial private forest landowners and others who are interested in timberland investment and management.
- What Is My Timber Worth?
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This publication notes some of the variables that make estimating the value of timber difficult.
- Tree Pages
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This page is full of interactive adventures! You'll discover why trees have different shapes, how squirrels help oak trees to survive, how trees spread their seeds and more!
- Dendrology at Virginia Tech
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Find fact sheets for 470 native and ornamental trees from across North America. Each printable sheet contains a full text description plus several color images.
- Root Control Barriers
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Added: October 31, 2008One of the easiest and most available materials used to control root growth are various types of two-dimensional barriers. There are a number of commercial products on the market, some using a herbicide. In a survey of community management programs, 50% of surveyed programs said barriers are considered at least partially effective (24). Listed by survey in order, after species selection and mechanical cutting, barriers represent a more tree-literate approach to root growth control. But as with most things biological and installed by humans, no barrier is completely effective as applied (43).
- Use of Treated Wood
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This article provides a listing of questions and answers that are designed to provide greater insight into the proper use and benefits of treated wood.
- Tree Growth Rate Table: Annual Percentage Growth
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Trees grow in diameter every year. From the farthest reach of the woody roots to the tips of the twigs, trees expand in girth. This annual growth increment allows trees to respond to changing environmental conditions and react to injuries. The ability of
- Selecting Preservative Treated Wood
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This bulletin will provide the purchaser of treated wood with the information necessary to select treated wood with a special emphasis on landscape timbers.
- Mistletoes of North American Conifers
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The mistletoes are serious disease agents affecting forests in all three countries represented by the North``American Forestry Commission (NAFC 2002): Canada,Mexico, and the United States of America. For this``reason, the Commission through its Insect and Disease Study Group has asked us to prepare a practical guide for field foresters. This publication provides basic information``on the species of mistletoes, their hosts, distributions,``effects, methods of evaluation, and management.
- FIREWISE Web Site
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The Firewise Home Page was created for people who live or vacation in fire prone areas of North America. The information contained here will help you to become a firewise individual, and acquaint you with the challenges of living around interface/intermix wildfire.
- Ducks Unlimited
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The mission of Ducks Unlimited is to fulfill the annual life cycle needs of North American waterfowl by protecting, enhancing, restoring and managing important wetlands and associated uplands.
- Autumn Colors - How Leaves Change Color
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The "Indian summer" days of autumn, when the days are clear and sunny and the nights cool and crisp, provide an almost irresistible lure to those who enjoy the outdoors. This type of weather is also the most favorable for a spectacular show of autumn colors, making this season of the year still more delightful.
- Tree Identification Key
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Added: July 19, 2008A tree identification key is designed to help tree enthusiasts identify a tree species based on its physical characteristics, such as leaf shape, leaf margin (edge), leaf placement on the twig, bark color and pattern, and type of fruit it produces. Follow the choices that are offered to you, based on the characteristics of the tree you are trying to identify. Although there are forty different common tree species
- National Agroforestry Center
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A useful site for everyone interested in the practice of agroforestry in North America.
- Pentastomid Infections in Fish
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The pentastomes are a group of worm-like parasites that infect many different species of fish. Infections have been found in several families of fish including the Cichlidae (tilapia), Cyprinidae (danios), Cyprinodontidae (flagfish), and Poecilidae (mosquitofish, swordtails, mollies, platies).
- Trees in Your Life
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Added: October 06, 2008This publication explores the various wood products that we use in our everyday lives.
- Florida Torreya (Torreya taxifolia)
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Small to medium-sized evergreen tree with a pungent, aromatic odor. Horizontal and spreading branches have drooping tips. Mature height is 10.6 meters (35 ft) and mature diameter is 18 centimeters (1.5 ft). Needles are stiff, pointed, about 2.5 - 4 centim...
- Mechanical Harvesting and Tree Health
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details various injury and harm that can befall a tree subjected to mechanical harvesting techniques
- Capital District Community Gardens
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Welcome to Capital District Community Gardens (CDCG) of upstate New York. Established in 1972, CDCG is a private non-profit community service organization that has been helping residents of Albany, Rensselaer, and Schenectady Counties improve their neighborhoods through community gardening and urban greening programs for more than 25 years
- Aquaculture Newsletter 5.1
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This newsletter contains four articles: "Aquaculture predicted to be a 'Major Growth Industry in the 21st Century'" "Marketing Catfish Means Making a Sale," "HCG and FDA," and "Sportfish Pond Fertilizers"
- Sick Trees? Tree Doctoring Has Its Limits... Get a Second Informed Opinion
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Details how to pick knowledgeable, credible tree surgeons
- Hurricane Preparedness For Citrus Groves
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Any hurricane or severe tropical storm poses a threat to all of south Florida's shallow-rooted citrus trees. Strong winds blow fruit off trees with larger fruit being most susceptible to loss or damage; however, tree damage resulting from wind and 12-20 inches of rain could be the most severe and lasting injury. In addition to rain, high tides caused by wind blowing toward land may cause saltwater flooding several miles inland. It also may be caused by the damaging effect of high tides raising the level of water in bays, estuaries, and rivers and preventing rainfall from running off groves. While a hurricane has the potential to inflict heavy damage on any grove, growers who have developed hurricane plans prior to the event have the best chance of minimizing losses.
- Wildlife Plantings And Practices
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Three of the most important requirements for game and non-game wildlife are food, water, and shelter. Increasing or decreasing wildlife populations is primarily a matter of altering these basic requirements.
- Trees
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Added: July 19, 2008Colorado State University Cooperative Extension Service Gardening and Horticulture page provides information on trees.
- The Mimosa Webworm in Missouri
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Two factors have brought about the increased importance of this pest: the extensive loss of American elm trees due to Dutch elm disease and phloem necrosis, and the increased use of the honey locust and its varieties as a replacement for the American elm in landscape plantings. Increased use of mimosa in landscape work also is a contributing factor.
- Soil Nutrient Variability in Southern Piedmont Soils
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When sampling soil, it is usually recommended that one collect a small amount of soil from a number of locations within a field, then mix the soil together in a pail for a good, representative sample. The reasoning behind this approach is that soil nutrient level tends to vary across a field due to the heterogenous nature of soil.
