Urban Soils - Research at Morton Arboretum
Over the past decade the Morton Arboretum has developed an intensive urban soils research program and a wealth of information investigating the soils relationship to tree growth and health. They are also a participant in the Urban Tree Growth & Longevity working group, and have an on-line curriculum for soils: Introduction to Soil Science.
A summary Bryant Scharenbroch's latest research on improving urban soils with compost and hardwood mulch is here: "The Right Stuff", or "Compaction and Remediation of Urban Dirt".
Learn more at http://www.mortonarb.org/urban-soil-science.html