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National Arbor Day Foundation – Right Tree Right Place
http://www.arborday.org/trees/righttreeandplace/

Tree City USA Bulletins, National Arbor Day Foundation
http://www.arborday.org/programs/treecitybulletinsbrowse.cfm

How to Prune Young Shade Trees Tree City USA Bulletin #1

When a Storm Strikes - Tree City USA Bulletin #2

Resolving Tree-Sidewalk Conflicts - Tree City USA Bulletin #3

The Right Tree for the Right Place - Tree City USA Bulletin #4

Living with Urban Soils - Tree City USA Bulletin #5

Don't Top Trees! - Tree City USA Bulletin #8

How to Prevent Tree/Sign Conflicts - Tree City USA Bulletin #11

How to Recognize and Prevent Hazard Trees - Tree City USA Bulletin #15

How to Select and Plant a Tree - Tree City USA Bulletin #19

How Trees can Save Energy - Tree City USA Bulletin #21

Tree Line USA - Tree City USA Bulletin #25

Understanding Landscaping Cultivars - Tree City USA Bulletin #26

Trees for Better Streets - Tree City USA Bulletin #45

Avoiding Tree & Utility Conflicts - Determining where to plant a tree is a decision that should not be taken lightly. Many factors should be considered prior to planting.
http://www.treesaregood.com/treecare/avoiding_conflicts.aspx

How to Prune Trees
http://www.urbanforestrysouth.org/Resources/Library/TTResource.2005-11-03.5221/file

Planting a Balled and Burlapped Tree
http://www.urbanforestrysouth.org/Resources/Library/planting-a-balled-and-burlapped-tree/file

Planting a Bare Root Tree
http://www.urbanforestrysouth.org/Resources/Library/planting-a-bare-root-tree/file

Utility Line Arboreta (Poster), B.L. Appleton S. French B. Johnson - Asnicar 

Planting Trees to Save Energy Naturally - One of your greatest opportunities to conserve energy exists right outside your living room window. By planting appropriate trees and shrubs away from utility lines, meters, and transformers, you can reduce the cost of tree trimming and removal required for safe maintenance of power lines, equipment and right of way.
http://www.bge.com/vcmfiles/BGE/Files/Tree%20Trimming/TreePlantingGuide.pdf

What You Should Know about Living with Utility Easements – Baltimore Gas and Energy http://www.bge.com/portal/site/bge/menuitem.298cecd63a1abe4609c031e0da6176a0/gHref

The Street Tree Utility Easement Conflict - A powerpoint presentation on the street tree and utility line conflicts. Illustrates common problems and options for reducing the conflicts, Trees vs. Utility Lines CD, B.L. Appleton, B. Johnson-Asnicar, Virginia Cooperative Extension 2004
http://arecs.vaes.vt.edu/arec.cfm?webname=hampton&section=about_us&pid=bapple

Tree Species Suitable for Utility Lines - This is a presentation of 48 tree species sutiable for planting near or under utility lines. The slides are composed of photographs of tree form, foliage, bark, and flowers.

http://www.urbanforestrysouth.org/Resources/Collections/Collection.2004-10-22.0537/view

Utility Friendly Trees A poster that summarizes street tree/utility line conflicts. This poster template was designed for 36'x46' printing which can be printed at any smaller size

http://www.urbanforestrysouth.org/Resources/Collections/Collection.2004-10-22.0537/view

Community Trees Power Lines and Trees – Iowa Cooperative Extension, 1997 Managing Problems http://www.extension.iastate.edu/Publications/PM1429F.pdf


 
   
   
     
           
 
   
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