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The following was distributed at the 1995 Menninger Sunbelt Tree Conference By Roy A. Mecklenburg Irrigating Newly Transplanted Trees Newly transplanted trees in Central Florida require 1.5 to 3 gallons of water per inch of trunk diameter per irrigation. This water must be applied so that it penetrates into the root/soil ball. It does no […]

Trees tolerant of wet sites Flood Tolerance of Selected Trees Tolerant Silver mapleSweetgumPersimmonGreen ashHoneylocustOvercup oakEastern cottonwoodWater hickoryBlack willowTupelo gumBald cypress Moderately Tolerant Red mulberrySwamp chestnut oakHackberryWinged elmHawthornOsage orangeBoxelderLoblolly pineRiver birchAmerican elmSycamoreAmerican holly Intolerant American ashChinkapin oakMockernut hickoryShagbark hickoryBlack locustSassafrasSourwoodSouthern red oakAmerican basswoodBlackjack oakBlack cherryShortleaf pineVirginia pineEastern red cedarEastern redbudBlack walnutSwamp hickoryAmerican beechTulip poplarYellow buckeyeSugar maplePost

Marshall Tree Farm Trees Native to Florida Botanical Name Common Name Region Acer leucoderme Chalk Maple N Amelanchier arborea Downy serviceberry N Cornus alternifolia Pagoda dogwood N Fagus grandifolia American Beech N Gleditsia triacanthos var. inermis Thornless Honeylocust N Halesia Carolina Carolina Silverbell N Halesia diptera Two-winged silverbell or Snowdrop tree N Hamemelis virginiana Witch-hazel

Selecting trees for wind and storm tolerance Tree Species Resistance to Storm Damage (after “How to Evaluate and Manage Storm-Damaged Forest Areas.” 1982. USDA–Forest Service. Forestry Report SA-FR 20.)** Listed from Least Resistant to Most Resistant Least Resistant Species boxelder hickory red maple yellow poplar basswood dogwood silver maple cherry water oak red cedar slash

Tree Shortage Solutions A serious shortage of trees has been threatening for some time as building in Florida has continued to boom. It was made worse by periods of heavy rain that destroyed some fields and made others unfit to dig. This is an astonishing season of sales for the landscape industry in the southeastern

Smart Development: Developers are Seeing Green! After countless stories of developers filling wetlands and bulldozing vegetation, it’s easy to see why arguments often revolve around the environment versus development. Yes, there are occasions when developers replace Walden Pond with yet another strip mall. Development and urbanization have contributed to the degradation of natural systems worldwide,

Relative Tolerance of Tree Species to Construction Damage Kim D. Coder Professor, Silvics/EcologyWarnell School of Forest ResourcesThe University of Georgia August, 1996 Each tree species, and each unique individual, will respond to the stress and strain of construction activities in different ways. Some species vary widely in their response to mechanical injury, pest attack, soil

Storm Damaged Trees: Prevention & Treatments Kim D. Coder Professor Silvics/EcologyWarnell School of Forest ResourcesThe University of Georgia March, 1995 Thousands of shade and street trees are lost every year to wind, ice and lightning. Estimates of property value loss in Georgia from this type of tree damage can exceed $10 million annually. This value

Storm damage prevention by maintaining sound structure Edward F. Gilman, Professor, Environmental Horticulture Department, University of Florida Proper pruning and training of young, large-maturing trees has a significant impact on their future growth. Arborists and urban foresters know that young trees properly trained in the nursery with a dominant leader survive storms better and are

Training poor quality nursery trees Edward F. Gilman Professor, Environmental Horticulture Department University of Florida, Gainesville [email protected] Trees are a lot like children; they require about 25 years of training to create good, solid structure that will last a lifetime. First things first: Establish a pruning cycle and objectives. Pruning cycle depends on – quality