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MN-shadetree-shortcourse-logo-201250th Annual Minnesota Shade Tree Short Course March 20-21, 2012 Bethel University, Arden Hills Get session information, registration details, and everything else you need to know at the Shade Tree... Read More »
Shade Tree Short Course logoMarch 16-17, 2010 Bethel University, Arden Hills Complete details are on the event website Register online. View a PDF copy of the brochure and program. This is a two-day course... Read More »
Figure 11b: Finished spiral wrap.Benjamin K. Cooper, Undergraduate Research Assistant * Gary R. Johnson, Associate Professor, Urban and Community Forestry * Tree stem protection, commonly referred to as tree wraps, can serve two basic... Read More »
TreeView as a PDF: How Much Does it Cost to Water this Tree? By: Adam Flett, Department of Forest Resources Extension and Outreach, University of Minnesota Technical Advisors: Gary Johnson,... Read More »
In the upper Midwest, wind and ice storms are common, and often cause tremendous damage to individual trees and urban forests. These storms can cause weakly attached branches or leaders... Read More »
storm damage 1995-2005_image002_0000Data Collection Forty-two (42) tree species were documented as damaged by wind and/or ice loading events in Minnesota between March, 1995, and October, 2005.   One thousand five hundred eighty-four (1584)... Read More »
The Minnesota Certified Tree Inspector program has a new website:  http://www.mntreeinspector.com/ The MN Certified Tree Inspector program was implemented in 1974 in response to Dutch elm disease and oak wilt.... Read More »
Stem-girdling root photoDownload Stem Girdling Roots: The underground epidemic killing our trees (PDF) Gary Johnson, Professor, Urban and Community Forestry, Department of Forest Resources, St. Paul, MN; Dennis Fallon, Vegetation Management Coordinator,... Read More »
Tree workerArborists are specialists in caring for individual trees. The following are links one may find useful when looking to hire an arborist or find out more information on arborists. For... Read More »
Douglas-Fir (Pseudotsuga): Armillaria Root Disease USFS Armillaria Root Rot Christmas Tree Pest Manual (USFS) Disease Management Recommendations for Trees and Shrubs (Swiss Needlescast) Dwarfmistletoe of Douglas-fir Insecticide Suggestions to Manage... Read More »
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