Urban Landscaping- Part II: Tree Stock (Webcast)

Whether balled and burlap, containerized, or bareroot, it's the roots that suffer when trees are transplanted.

Millions of dollars are spent each year designing, implementing, andmaintaining urban landscapes. Urban landscaping presents uniquechallenges such as the physiological problem of plants growing in urbanenvironments, working with municipalities to assess and manage theirgreen infrastructure, developing technologies appropriate for city use,and caring for the environment through not only field work but alsopublications, websites, face-to-face meetings, and conferences. Yet thequality of life benefits of proper urban landscaping are dramatic.Problems can be avoided or reduced by utilizing sustainable landscapepractices. By using BMPs, cities and towns can transform the urbanforest into a rainwater mitigation asset and enable large tree growth.Tree stock selection goes a long way towards the long-term health andsuccess of urban trees. Whether balled and burlap, containerized, orbareroot, it's the roots that suffer when trees are transplanted.

This is a webinar resource.  Length: 59 minutes.