Site selection is the first, important step to make when planting trees in an urban environment. Quality sites have a higher probability of supporting long-lived and healthy trees, whereas poorly chosen sites produce poorer-quality trees. Urban environments are challenging for …
Public sources of tree care and energy conservation assistance:
Federal, state, and local sources of assistance
Several federal agencies are charged with assisting the public with improving tree care and energy conservation. The United States Forest Service (USFS), provides technical …
Millionth Tree Planting Celebration, Whatcom Conservation District.
After selecting a good site to plant an urban tree and then preparing the site for planting, the next step is tree selection and planting.
Tree Selection
Selecting healthy tree stock is …
The distance between your home and a tree planting should be determined by the mature width of the tree’s canopy. Trees should be planted at least a distance of 1/2 of their mature canopy width from a home. For example, …
