Arboriculture for everyone
This website features hundreds of articles and links to hundreds of websites about arboriculture.
We've compiled this information to help you learn about arboriculture. We believe it's important to spread knowledge about aboriculture so that it becomes a dinner table topic.
Our collection of articles and website links are divided into several different sections to help you find what you're looking for. You can click on the main links at the top of this page to go to the articles and resources that are divided into professional, public and educational sections.
You'll see the same three links are available on the left. The link on the left to the arboriculture website collection will take you to our pages listing hundreds of websites related to arboriculture in some way, again divided into professional, public and educational sections.
The link to article collections on the left will take you to a listing of hundreds of articles pulled in from a variety of locations, this time listed alphabetically. Need to learn about aeroponics? ferns? hypolepis ambigua? tree topping? You'll find information about these and many more subjects in this collection.
Top 10 Myths of Tree Care
How deep must fertilizer be applied to reach the roots of your trees? Which species of trees should be topped to keep them from falling on your house? Click here
Do Your Trees Suffer From Indecent Exposure?
How to prune trees from the USDA.
Howard Garrett--the Dirt Doctor--has converted gardeners to gardening the natural way without chemical fertilizers and toxic pesticides.
We're providing a link to Howard's website because we believe you'll find a wealth of useful information about an organic approach to gardening, health and more.
In his book "The Dirt Doctor's Guide to Organic Gardening," he uses a question-and-answer format to present a wealth of new information on organic gardening, landscaping, pest control, and natural living.
The book also incorporates valuable feedback and suggestions from gardeners who've successfully used Howard's methods.
I think that I shall never see
A billboard lovely as a tree.
Perhaps, unless the billboards fall,
I'll never see a tree at all.
-- Ogden Nash
How do you go about picking a tree? This will take you to the Urban Forest Ecosystems Institute. Learn about the history of Arbor Day or visit the Arbor Day Foundation website.
If you're looking for some fun and entertaining ways to teach children and youth about trees, Arborday has a number of online games and resources, such as Carly's Kids Corner, Leaf Miner (identify common leaves before they pass you by and get munched by Constantine Maggot), and other fun games such as Treevial Pursuit and Who Wants to be a TREEllionaire?
Does your yard have a health plan?
When is the last time your yard had a check-up? Just like people plants need periodic examinations and treatments to help prolong their health.
Making the Best Tree Selection
Tree selection is one of the most important investment decisions that a homeowner makes when landscaping a new home or replacing a tree lost to damage or disease.
Alex Shigo revolutionized tree pruning and made many important discoveries which were incorporated into CODIT (Compartmentalization of Decay in Trees.)
An article by Dr. Shigo at TreeHelp.com called "Reading the Tree's Log" is very helpful in explaining how to read a tree's log while doing an autopsy.
What's New features PG&E, light years ahead in vegetation management. Helpful links from Pacific Gas & Electric's website, including fire protection, tree information, regulations, contractors, safety and other FAQs.
The article collections feature everything from additives for cut flowers to Zelkova trees.
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"Trees" by Joyce Kilmer
I think that I shall never see
A poem lovely as a tree.
A tree whose hungry mouth is prest
Against the earth's sweet flowing breast;
A tree that looks at God all day,
And lifts her leafy arms to pray;
A tree that may in Summer wear
A nest of robins in her hair;
Upon whose bosom snow has lain;
Who intimately lives with rain.
Poems are made by fools like me,
But only God can make a tree.
