Urban trees face a myriad of complex challenges growing in the built environment. The most
common environmental conditions influencing urban tree mortality are water availability …

Root systems of nearly all trees in the built environment are subject to impacts of human
activities that can affect tree health and reduce longevity. These influences are present from …

Students will learn how to make effective pruning cuts and how trees respond to them. They
will learn which tools are used and the proper timing for different pruning methods. The …

Tree failure can pose significant challenges to green-infrastructure planning for potentially
jeopardizing ecosystem services provision, infrastructure safety, and citizens' well-being …

Understanding plant vitality is essential to the maintenance of healthy trees in urban
environments. Tree vitality is difficult to quantify, but is usually assessed by tree growth and …

Favored for their rapid growth and brilliant fall color, maple (Acer spp.) trees are among the
most commonly grown deciduous shade trees in urban landscapes and commercial …

Organic materials are commonly used in urban landscapes to improve soil quality and tree
health. Literature reviews suggest that the effects of organic materials are beneficial, but …

Established forest trees planted from small containers are less stable at the point where
roots fork, bend or branch as a result of deflection by container wall, but less is known about …

Tree performance in urban forests is difficult to evaluate, because there is not a unified
metric such as wood volume to determine the highest performers. This study evaluated tree …

The relationships of structural root depth, stem girdling roots, stem diameter, and boulevard
width were studied on the condition of four tree species (Acer saccharum L., Celtis …