Join other Cooperative Extension personnel, educators and our expert speakers for an exciting and knowledge-filled urban and community forestry 2018 webinar series. Covering topics such as the effects of urban forests on our health, creating storm-resilient forests, and more, the …
Tree Placement and Planting Video Series
Site Assessment Prior to Planting in the Urban Environment
There are several considerations to be made when establishing a long-lived, healthy tree. In this video, Liza Holmes explains important site assessment and preparation considerations, including planning for proper tree spacing …
Tree Pests in the Urban Environment
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Healthy Trees and Landscapes Help Save Energy. When trees are planted in the right location and receive periodic maintenance, they provide the greatest energy saving benefits. Gretchen Pettis discusses how selecting a site containing healthy soil, sufficient …
Tree Selection & Placement Video Series
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Selecting Diverse Trees for Sustainability of the Urban Environment
Maximize your heating and cooling energy savings with careful tree selection. In this video, Robert Polomski, recommends that deciding what tree to plant is often the most important …
Establishing Trees for Energy Conservation
macroclimate
the climate that lies just beyond the local modifying irregularities of landform and vegetation.…
Will too much shade on a house cause problems?
Shade on your home can help reduce energy costs by reducing the cooling requirements inside your home. Air conditioning units also benefit from being shaded and operate more efficiently while shaded.
Shade may result in some nuisance problems, like increased …
I have compacted soils. Which shade trees can tolerate these conditions?
Soils with a significant clay or loam component are much more compactable than sandy soils. Once compacted, soils are very slow to “de-compact” naturally. Mulching, air tilling, plug aeration, and deep or shallow tillage of the soil can mitigate soil …
I have power lines in my yard. Which type of trees should I plant near or under them?
You should always avoid planting trees directly under power lines. Planting off to one side of the power line is preferable. Whenever you consider adding a new tree to your property, you should always evaluate the site for your new …
How can trees extend the life of my pavement, roofing and other man-made materials?
Trees can extend the life of surface materials simply by shading that material from direct sunlight. As someone stands in the sun too long, he or she becomes burned from the sunlight. The same is true for natural and man-made …