Selecting Landscape Plants: Shade Trees
Native honey locust trees are best known for their long, stiff, branched thorns that are a constant hazard. They also produce long, flat seed pods that may be a nuisance. The improved thornless, podless varieties of ... [... more]
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The Wild Trees: A Story of Passion and Daring
 Hidden away in foggy, uncharted rain forest valleys in Northern California are the largest and tallest organisms the world has ever sustained-the coast redwood trees, Sequoia sempervirens. Ninety-six percent of the ancient redwood forests have been ... [... more]
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Trees And Shrubs For Overhead Utility Easements
Before planting new trees, look overhead and all around the intended site. Note how far the tree planting site is from overhead utility lines. For plant selection, determine whether the proposed planting site falls ... [... more]
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Maritime Trees
Trees of the Maritime Forest, Dr. Alice B. Russell, Department of Horticultural Science, North Carolina State University. ... [... more]
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Trees: Damaged Trunk
Injury and infection started by a lawn mower or weed trimmer can seriously threaten a tree's health. The most severe injury occurs when the tree bark is slipping (loose due to cambium growth), in early spring during ... [... more]
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Planting: Trees From The Woods
To make it possible to safely dig small trees or shrubs from the woods, the plants should be root pruned the year before they are moved. In the spring, sever half the roots by forcing a sharp spade into the soil (8 ... [... more]
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Wraps For Trees
Landscape professionals often wrap the trunk of thin-bark, newly transplanted trees. This is thought to prevent the trunks from cracking when direct sun shines on the lower trunk in cold weather (the sun is at a ... [... more]
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Trees With Attractive Fall Color
Warm days and cool, crisp night produce the best fall color. Color does not develop as well when we have warm night temperatures. Trees in full sun develop better color than those in partially shaded locations. Trees ... [... more]
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City of Trees: The Complete Field Guide to the Trees of ...
A Field Guide Like No Other This is a very readable and extensively researched look at the trees of Washington D.C. It's an excellent field guide for identifying trees, but the thing I like most about it is that it tells the fascinating stories behind so ... [... more]
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The Meaning of Trees: Botany, History, Healing, Lore
The tree is beloved as Mother Nature's visible symbol of power and grace. The Meaning of Trees is a beautiful celebration of their lore and spirit, botany and history. Genera from aspen to willow are captured in 70 dramatic photographs that illustrate ... [... more]
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The Gardener's Guide to Planting and Growing Trees: ...
A comprehensive guide to planting trees successfully in any size of garden, whether as single decorative specimens, in small groups and woodland plantings, in beds and borders, in containers or under glass. [... more]
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Native Trees for North American Landscapes
Many common native trees are just as beautiful as cultivated exotics. Since they have evolved with local conditions and are well adapted to their climate, they often require less maintenance and won't escape to invade a balanced ecosystem. The authors' ... [... more]
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