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- Tree Crops for Marginal Farmland: Christmas Trees With A Financial Analysis
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This publication describes the most effective practices used to grow Christmas trees in the southern United States and the cost of those practices. It includes a financial analysis with typical costs and expected returns.
- The National Arbor Day Foundation
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Trees make a world of difference. Find out how you can save energy, attract birds and wildlife, plant conservation buffers for streams, create living snowfences, and more with our free booklet
- Safe Chainsaw Operation
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Learn the basic principles of safe chainsaw use.
- Insect and Mite Galls On Missouri Trees
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Galls are abnormal vegetative growths that can be found on practically every part of a plant. It is usually structurally strong and rich in protein, and provides protection and food for the occupant developing within.
- Black-spored Quillwort (Isoetes melanospora)
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Added: October 20, 2008Aquatic plant 3-8 centimeters (1.2-3.2in) tall that reproduces by spores. Has five to 10 pointed, stiff and needle-like leaves, about 5-7 centimeters (2-2.8 in) long and 1 millimeter (0.04 in) wide. Leaves have light green tops that yellow toward the base...
- Plant the Right Tree in the Right Place
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Added: July 19, 2008Trees planted in the wrong place can cause property damage and become a detriment rather than an asset. Planning the location and species of a tree will ensure that the tree will be an asset and not grow into a hazard or a nuisance.
- Fungicide Injection to Control Dutch Elm Disease: Understanding the Options
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In some situations, injecting trees with fungicides is an effective treatment for the management of Dutch elm disease (DED). Several injection products are on the market, and various means of application are recommended. Each product and method has pros and cons. The "best" product depends on the individual tree its current condition, the objectives of the treatment, and the resources available.
- Fertilizer Application Best Management Practices for Citrus Grove Workers
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Details how to analyze for best fertilization application/use, safety, essential elements information, and possible environmental issues. Sections include quizzes over given information.
- Tree Roots in Urban Landscapes
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The top of the tree is easy to see, thus any problems there are quickly noted. But did you know that much of the tree decline you see above ground is due to problems originating below ground?
- Forest and Insects Disease Leaflets, Alphabetic List
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Forest and Insects Disease Leaflets, Alphabetic List.
- Wood Fuel for Heating
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Added: February 26, 2008The heating value of properly prepared fuel wood compares favorably with other fuels. When you can get fuel wood from a woodland through timber-stand improvement, the woodland also benefits.
- Wildlife Plantings And Practices
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Three of the most important requirements for game and non-game wildlife are food, water, and shelter. Increasing or decreasing wildlife populations is primarily a matter of altering these basic requirements.
- Using Herbicides Safely and Herbicide Toxicity
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Herbicide accidents in Florida have affected both man and the environment. Almost all herbicide accidents have been due to carelessness and could have been prevented by reading and following the label instructions given on the herbicide container.
- Urban Forestry Benefits and Costs
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Urban forests are all the trees and other vegetation that grow in places where people live, work and play, from small communities in rural areas to large metropolitan cities. This includes trees on public and private land, along streets, in residential areas, parks and commercial developments, and in other locations within a community.
- Timber Sales for Landowners
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The purpose of this publication is to guide the landowner through the steps to ensure receiving a fair price, encontering no legal difficulties, avoiding damage to the environment or to the future stand, and conducting the timber sale as smoothly as possible.
- Tank Mixtures of Forestry Site Preparation Herbicides Can Be Antagonistic
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Added: October 05, 2008Farmers have been using tank mixes for many years, but the concept is comparatively new in forestry. The search for the optimum combination of herbicides is an ongoing process. Agricultural fields demonstrate that not all mixtures are good, and sometimes adding one chemical to another can actually decrease the effectiveness of both herbicides.
- Storing, Handling, and Planting Southern Pine Seedlings
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Pine seedlings should also carry this label. They are fragile. Many landowners spend large sums of money on site preparation and planting of their pine seedlings, only to see many of their seedlings fail to survive. There can, of course, be many causes for a low survival rate. However, among the most common causes are improper handling and planting. The following information is provided to assist you in properly caring for pine seedlings in your planting operation.
- South Carolina Urban Tree Care: How to Grow Healthy,Beautiful Trees
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Many people think that trees will grow and be healthy without our help, but for trees to thrive, we must care for them. Start by selecting the right species of tree to plant on the site, plant the tree properly, then provide timely maintenance throughout its life.
- Safe Use, Storage and Disposal of Pesticides
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This publication discusses safe ways to use, store, and dispose of pesticides.
- Pruning
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Educational materials containing pruning information
- Prescribed Burning
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Prescribed burning brochure from the Georgia Forestry Commission.
- Planting
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Educational materials containing planting information
- Leyland Cypress
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Leyland cypress is now grown in all southern states, and is becoming desirable for use as a Christmas tree species in that region.
- Fertilizing Honeysuckle For Deer
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Japanese honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica) is a woody evergreen vine that is very nutritious for deer. It can constitute a major portion of the seasonal diet and in some cases the year-round diet of white-tailed deer in the Southeast. The leaves and seeds also are eaten by cottontail rabbits, northern bobwhites, and eastern wild turkeys.
- Cottontail Rabbits BROKEN
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Cottontail rabbits are distributed throughout the United States and Canada. The two species of rabbits in Oklahoma that this publication discusses are the eastern cottontail and swamp rabbit.
- Conserving Energy with Landscaping
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Well-placed plantings can significantly temper the microclimate around a home, resulting in a more comfortable environment and big savings in heating and cooling costs over time.
- Growth Increment Area Increase
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Added: October 31, 2008The secondary growth of trees produces unique mechanical and biological solutions to life. From shoot tip to root tip, a new growth increment is deposited on the outside of the last growth increment. This livingsheath of tissue generated (facilitated) by the last growth increment, minimizes transport resistances and pathway defense, as well as spreading out bending, twisting and gravitational loads. As new growth increments generate, some of the most interior increments are internally shed and closed-down. The geometric result is a nearly round in cross-section, longitudinally tapered, nested set of conical shaped growth increment layers.
- Crown Pruning Effects on Roots
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Tree growth and development are dependent upon a few basic mechanisms. These mechanisms are responsible for the tree making holistic adjustments to a changing external environment. These basic mechanisms also allow for correlation of processes internally.
- Shiitake Mushroom Production on Logs
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A complete step-by-step guide to production of shiitake mushrooms.
- Partial Poisoning of Overcrowded Fish Ponds
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The ultimate fate of many farm ponds is an overcrowded bluegill population that has few bass present. This is a classical condition that results when largemouth bass populations are overfished.
