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- Minimizing the impact of construction activity on trees
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Construction Tolerance and Comments Regarding Trees Commonly Found in Ohio
- Large Trees For North Carolina
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Large trees are dominant features in the landscape. Many plans rely on trees for several design functions: to provide background, enclosure, define spaces, help reduce noise and unsightly views. Trees also provide needed shade, channel breezes, and break forceful winds. They also help the environment by filtering pollutants and exchanging oxygen for carbon dioxide.
- Landscape Plants That Attract Birds
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This publication discusses ways of designing your landscape that will benefit birds and still follow basic principles of landscape design.
- Kirtland's Warbler (Dendroica kirtlandii)
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Kirtland's warbler is the only gray-backed warbler in the eastern United States that wags its tail. This small songbird is about 4.75 inches long (12 cm) with a black-streaked back that extends onto the yellow underside. A white ring circles the eye. Desp...
- Flying Squirrels in the Wild Garden
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Everybody knows that blue birds nest in spring and summer. The rest of the year bird boxes are empty. Really? Ever thought of going out on a winter's day and checking your blue bird boxes? Carefully open the top and look inside.
- Establishing Riparian Buffers
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This publication discusses establishing riparian buffers and plant selection.
- Entomology Image Gallery
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This is a large collection of images of various insects.
- Aquatic Weed Control: Using Grass Carp BROKEN
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A number of studies have determined grass carp preferences of the various common aquatic plants, and results from some of that work are summarized in this publication.
- Angler's Guide to Fish Diseases and Parasites
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Occasionally anglers catch fish that show signs of infection or parasitism. Is the fish safe to eat? The usual and safest response to this question is, "When in doubt--don't." However, very few fish diseases can be transferred to humans. Almost all fish a...
- Tree Planting Area Size: Futuring Resource Availability and Constraints
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Added: November 05, 2008The success of tree plantings in communities and yards is dependent upon many features of species, site, and planting procedure. One component of site which directly affects new tree success, continued low maintenance growth, and relatively long life span is the open soil surface area and volume of soil colonized by roots. Selecting new planting sites for the availability of adequate resources, now and into the future, as trees expand their resources will maximize the chances of producing a great, long-lived tree.
- Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Acquisitions
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Standards for appraisals used by the Forest Legacy Program. Interagency Land Acquisition Conference
- 4-H Project Record Manual: Wetlands
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This manual is intended to be used by both the 4-H volunteer leader and the 4-H member. Wetlands, 4-H Project Record, 4HMER71 should be used by the member in conjunction with this manual
- Southern Forestry Situation and Outlook
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The forestry situation and outlook in the Southern U.S. is examined with respect to the major items of concern in forestry today. These items are: forestry resources, timber income and employment, current and projected timber supply and demand, imports, e...
- Growing Quality Wood from CRP Plantations
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Added: October 25, 2008All that can be seen of a growing tree is the outside, but the inside is what determines its value as raw material for wood products. A pine tree grows noticeably taller and bigger around each year, and it adds new branches and new needles. Under normal growing conditions, it also adds a new layer of wood along its entire length in the form of a continuous sheath under the bark. Annual overlapping sheaths are what form the main stem and the branches.
- Estimating Leaning Tree Failures
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Leaning trees are difficult to assess for catastrophic risk management. In leaning trees, the strength in tension and compression of various portions of the tree above ground, soil strength, and root holding aspects all interact.
- Citrus Tree Stresses: Effects on Growth and Yield
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Although Florida is known for its plentiful sunshine and rainfall, commercial citrus can experience stress at certain times of the year whenever growth conditions are not optimal. For example, drought stress can occur whenever soil water is not adequate or whenever the evaporative demand of the air is high. Drought is one of the most formidable stresses. It alters a tree's ability to take up nutrients from soil and changes the way the tree produces roots, shoots, leaves and fruit. To strive for consistently high commercial yields, grove managers must incorporate strategies to minimize the negative effects of drought. The objectives of this document are to: a)Explain how citrus trees respond to changes in availability of water and nutrients; b)Discuss plant-stress situations and their effects on citrus growth and productivity; and c)Discuss the balance between roots and shoots. The target audience for this document dealing with citrus responses to drought conditions includes: Certified Crop Advisers, citrus producers, agrochemical and equipment industry representatives, and other parties interested in citrus management practices.
- When Cities Grow Wild - Contents
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Here in the Halifax (Nova Scotia) Regional Municipality, there are a number of projects underway and the practice is supported through both municipal and school board policy1. Yet despite its wide acclaim for providing such rewarding and positive experiences, the whole process is unfortunately diminished the moment the child leaves the schoolground to walk home through an urban landscape marked by conventional horticultural standards
- Tennessee Urban Forestry Council
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The Tennessee Urban Forestry Council, established in 1991, is a nonprofit organization dedicated to public awareness, understanding and improving Tennessee's urban forests. The Council serves as a resource, catalyst and liaison concerning urban forestry issues within the state, region and nation.
- Snags, Cavity Trees, and Downed Logs
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Added: October 06, 2008Snags, cavity trees, and downed logs provide habitat for a wide variety of wildlife species; as such, they are important components of the forest.
- Assistance With Bobwhite Quail Management On Private Land
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Although proper quail management usually involves a considerable amount of work, and habitat manipulation must be conducted at least annually in most cases, the rewards of a successful program are well worth the efforts.
- A Checklist for Efficient Log Trucking
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A great guide for lowering cost associated with log transportation.
- Dwarfing and Freeze Hardiness Potential of Trifoliate Orange Rootstocks
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Details the usefulness of freeze-hardy rootstocks in citrus growing.
- Be Firewise After the Storm
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Brochure warning against and aimed at preventing fire danger after a hurricane
- The Economic Value of Open Space
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While much has been written about the economic value of the environment in general and of open space in particular, the literature is segregated by discipline or methodology. It is therefore difficult to assess the economic value of open space comprehensively. It is even more difficult to apply what is known in a public policy context, where open space holds significant non-monetary value.
- Pruning Effects on Tree Growth: Growth Regulation Consequences
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Added: November 05, 2008This publication is a synthesis of the tree growth regulation and correlation literature. General processes and systems presented here represent educational models which professionals can use to better appreciate and understand basic tree functions. These models do not represent actual physiological mechanisms, but simple theoretical means of explaining tree reactions within the environment.
- Allelopathy in Trees and Forests: A Selected Bibliography
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Added: October 31, 2008Allelopathy in trees and forests is an important health care issue. Allelopathy is the chemical modification of the site by an individual to enhance interference effectiveness. Allelopathy also involves the ecological communications between species which can positively or negatively influence growth, behavior, reproduction, and survival of associated species.
- Why Many Shade Trees Cannot Be Marketed
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There are several reasons why lumbermen are usually not interested in purchasing shade trees of any species, including black walnut. This publication explains some of these reasons and offers suggestions to follow when sale of a shade tree is possible.
- The American Society of Consulting Arborists
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The American Society of Consulting Arborists advances the arboricultural consulting profession by promoting public awareness and enhancing the knowledge, skills and practice of its members.
- Planting Trees in Designed and Built Community Landscapes
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Trees create green spaces in communities. The right trees in the right places benefit you, your home, and your community now and in the future. It is essential to select living trees to create a sense of place within communities.
- Managing your Forest Landscape for Firewood
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Management of a small woodlot is not that different from managing large tracts of land. The key to management is knowing how to inventory the initial volume and how to calculate the amount of product, in this case firewood, that is accumulating in the stand.
