Tree City USA Bulletin #4

The Right Tree for the Right Place

Sources for More Information

There is plenty of additional help in addition to the information provided in Bulletin #4. Here are some suggestions.

Books

Some of the more useful references are books that describe the tree characteristics discussed on pages 4 and 5, plus flower fragrance, order and length of bloom, types of fruits, rate of growth, and many other traits helpful in making decisions about planting.

Manual of Woody Landscape Plants

Street Tree Fact Sheets

Trees for America Gardens

Native Trees for North American Landscapes

Brochures

The International Society of Arboriculture (P.O. Box 3129, Champaign, IL 61826-3129) produces a Consumer Information Series on a number of topics related to planting the right tree on the right site. Titles include:

1. Avoiding Tree and Utility Conflicts
2. Tree Selection
3. Buying High Quality Trees

Examples of Community or Regional Tree Guides

1. Selecting Trees for Urban Landscape Ecosystems
   State of New Hampshire

   Division of Forests & Lands

   Box 1856

   Concord, NH 03302-1856
2. City of Fort Collins Landscape Guide
   Parks and Recreation Department

   Forestry Division

   413 S. Bryan

   Fort Collins, CO 80521
3. SelecTree for California
   Online descriptive and site information for nearly 1,000 species and cultivars.

Utility Company Materials

Both private and municipal utility officials are very interested in ending the conflict between tree limbs and overhead wires. Toward this end, they often provide local guides to encourage planting the right trees under or near their lines or even near buried utilities. These are usually top quality publications, sometimes in booklet format, or sometimes printed as calendars, posters, or tags on trees at nurseries. One good example is Pacific Power’s The Right Tree in The Right Place—A Guide to Growing Healthy Trees With Energy & Electric Safety in Mind. For a free copy of this planting guide for the western states, contact the customer service representative at (888)-221-7070.

To find out if your local utility has tree-related materials, phone and ask for either the customer relations office or the utility forester.

Elsewhere on Our Website

For information on dozens of commonly planted landscape trees that grow throughout the U.S., visit our Tree Guide. You’ll find useful tips on height at maturity, crown spread, sun and soil requirements, growth rates and more.

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