University of Florida Resources

• Planting & Establishing Trees [offsite]
• Producing Quality Roots [offsite]
• Producing Quality Shade Trees [offsite]
• Pruning Shade Trees in Landscapes [offsite]
• Root Growth on Urban Trees [offsite]
• Selecting Quality Trees in the Nursery [offsite]
• Shade Tree Health and Maintenance [offsite]
• Specifications for Planting Trees [offsite]
• Tree Selection and Site Evaluation for Urban and Suburban Sites [offsite]
• Tree Species Information [offsite]
• Trees and Hurricanes [offsite]
• Urban Design for Trees [offsite]

Caring for Trees on the Jobsite

• Irrigation for Tree Establishment
  • Irrigation Specifications for Establishment
  • Irrigation Volume and Frequency and Tree Size Affect Establishment Rates
  • Tree Establishment, Irrigation & Water Restrictions

• Successfully Transplanting Trees
  • Fertilizer & Root Stimulant Applications and Length of Establishment Period
  • Irrigating Newly Transplanted Trees and Root Growth Rates
  • Root Training/Development and Root Pruning
  • Shoot Pruning and Back Filling

• Tree Planting and Establishment
  • Dispelling Misperceptions About Trees [offsite]
  • Diurnal Water Stress During Landscape Establishment of Slash Pine Differs among Three Production Methods
  • Plant Trees right!
  • Planting – University of Florida [offsite]
  • Should Wire Baskets be Removed from Trees?
  • Tree Establishment – University of Florida [offsite]
  • Wire Baskets: Why leave them intact?

Trees in the Nursery

• Field Production
  • Grown to Self-Destruct
  • Nursery Production – University of Florida [offsite]
  • Production method affects tree establishment in the landscape
  • Production method and irrigation affect Root Morphology of Live Oak
  • Root Growth – University of Florida [offsite]
  • Root Pruning Broadleaf Trees Prior to Transplanting
  • Try Selling Pre-dug Material
  • Wire Baskets: A Further Look

• Frequently Asked Production, Transplanting, and Establishment Questions 

Long Term Health

• General Tree Care
  • Fertilization
  • Fertilizer Recommendations for Trees and Shrubs in the Home and Commercial Landscape [PDF]

• Mature Tree Care
  • Community Tree Care
  • Pruning specifications for medium aged and mature trees

• Pruning Shade Trees in the Urban Landscape
  • Training Good Quality Nursery Trees
  • Training Poor Quality Nursery Trees

• Tree Protection and Damage Assessment
  • Assessing Construction Damage: Tree Damage Exposure Values and Recovery Times
  • Assessing Pruning Wound Damage
  • Drought Damage to Trees
  • Flood Damage to Trees
  • Storm damage prevention by maintaining sound structure
  • Storm Damaged Trees: Prevention and Treatments

Trees During Design and Development

• Design and Development
  • Florida Codes – Online Code of Ordinances for Many Florida Cities [offsite]
  • Identified Benefits of Community Trees and Forests
  • Relative Tolerance of Tree Species to Construction Damage
  • Smart Development: Developers are Seeing Green!
  • Tree Shortage Solutions
  • Urban Design – University of Florida [offsite]
  • Where are Tree Roots?

• Landscape Architecture Resources
  • Florida Center for Community Design and Research [offsite]
  • Florida Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects (FC/ASLA) [offsite]
  • Florida Codes – Online Code of Ordinances for many Florida Cities [offsite]
  • www.asla.org [offsite]

• Tree Selection
  • Selecting Trees for Wind and Storm Tolerance
  • Tree Selection – University of Florida [offsite]
  • Tree Selection for Drought Resistance
  • Tree Species Information – University of Florida [offsite]
  • Trees Native to Florida
  • Trees Tolerant of Wet Sites

Industry Links

• FC/ISA – Florida Chapter International Society of Arboriculture [offsite]
• Florida Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects (FC/ASLA) [offsite]
• FNGLA – Florida Nursery Growers and Landscape Association [offsite]
• ISA – International Society of Arboriculture [offsite]
• RPG – Root Plus Growers Association of Florida [offsite]

Roots Plus Growers

• Pruning Cue Card [PDF]
• Grading Cue Card [PDF]
• Spanish Grading Cue Card [PDF]
• Planting Cue Card [PDF]
• Spanish Planting Cue Card [PDF]

• RPG Times Fall 2014 [PDF]
• RPG Times Fall 2012 [PDF]
• RPGTimesSpring2010 [PDF]
• RPG Times Spring 2008 [PDF]
• RPG Times Spring 2007 [PDF]
• RPG Times Summer 2006 [PDF]
• RPG Times Summer 2005 [PDF]
• RPG Times Fall 2004 [PDF]
• RPG Times Spring 2004 [PDF]
• RPG Times Fall 2003 [PDF]
• RPG Times Winter 2003 [PDF]
• RPG Times Spring 2002 [PDF]
• RPG Times Fall 2001 [PDF]
• RPG Times Fall 2000 [PDF]
• RPG Times Fall 1999 [PDF]
• RPG Times Summer 1998 [PDF]
• RPG Times Winter 1998 [PDF]
• RPG Times Fall 1997 [PDF]