Minnesota Tree Care Advisors

Basic Woody Plant Forms (view plant forms)

How to Conduct a Percolation Test (view percolation test)

Tough Trees for Urban Environments (view tough trees)

Differences in Urban Planting Sites (view urban sites)

Ultimate Tree Size (view tree size)

Difference Between Mesic, Xeric, and Hydric Sites (view difference)

Supporting Publications

Energy Saving Landscapes (view energy saving)

Minimizing De-Icing Salt Injury To Trees (view salt injury)

Recommended Trees for: Southwest Minnesota (view southwest minnesota)

Recommended Trees for: Southeast Minnesota (view southeast minnesota)

Recommended Trees for: Northern Tall Grass Prairie (view tall grass)

Recommended Trees for: Northwest and Central Minnesota (view central minnesota)

The Right Tree Handbook (view right tree)

Tough Trees and Shrubs for Tough Sites (view tough sites)

Trees and Large Shrubs: Species Native to Minnesota's Ecological Regions (view large shrubs)

Trees and Ice Storms: The Development of Ice Storm Resistant Urban Tree Populations (view ice storms)

Understanding the effects of Flooding on Trees (view flooding)

Soil Properties Part One (view soil propeties)

Soils Properties Part Two: Soils and Trees (view soils and trees)

Better Trees Through Better Soils or, Can You Compact Soils Without Compacting Trees? (view better trees)

Fertilizing Trees and Shrubs (view trees and shrubs)

How To Calculate Areas (view calculate areas)

Back To Basics: Tree Fertilization (view fertilization)

Supporting Publications

How to Submit Soil Samples for Analysis (view soil samples website)

Soil Test Interpretations and Fertilizer Management for Lawns, Turf Gardens and Landscape Plants
(view soil test publication)

Tree Fertilization: A Guide for Fertilizing New and Established Trees in the Landscape
(view tree fertilization publication)

Stress on the Streets (view stress)

It’s More Than Wrapping Snow Fence Around Tree Trunks (view snow fence)

Tree Preservation During Construction: A Guide to Estimating Costs (view during construction)

Buried Root Systems and Tree Health (view root systems)

Rooting Around: Tree Roots (view tree roots)

Protecting Trees and Shrubs Against Winter Damage (view winter damage)

Supporting Publications

Tree Stem Protection (view tree stem website)

A Practitioner's Guide to Stem Girdling Roots (view practitioner's guide website)

Protecting Trees From Construction Damage: A Homeowner's Guide (view protecting trees website)

Establishing Transplanted Trees: Water You Going To Do? (view going to do)

"We guarantee our trees for a year." Is that enough? (view we guarantee)

Fact or Fallacy: "Containerized Trees are Fool-Proof Trees" (view fool-proof trees)

The Right Way to Plant a Tree (view plant a tree)

Effects of Deep Planting on Long-Term Health (view deep planting)

Transplanting Trees and Shrubs: Part I - Preparing for the Move (view part one)

Part II - Making the Move (view part two)

Pruning Trees and Shrubs (view pruning)

Supporting Publications

Using Mulches in Managed Landscapes (view using mulches)

Planting Trees and Shrubs for Long-Term Health (view long-term health)

Staking and Guying Trees: Best Materials and Methods (view staking and guying website)

Tree Planting 101 (view tree planting website)

Stress and Secondary Invaders (view going to do)

Damage Diagnosis (view we guarantee)

Diagnosing Tree Problems (view fool-proof trees)

Tree Diagnostic Tips (view plant a tree)

Diagnosing Urban Stress Disorders of Trees and Shrubs (view deep planting)

Supporting Publications

Forest Pests Fact Sheets (view pest fact sheet website)

How to: Grow and Maintain a Healthy Birch Tree (view healthy birch website)

Christmas Tree Pest Manual (view pest manual website)

Disease Management Recommendations for Trees and Shrubs (view recommendations website)