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"Do You Want Sugar With Your Tree?" by Glynn C. Percival and Miss Kelly Noviss
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"The Use Of Surface Treatments For The Prevention Of Soil Compaction During Site Construction" by John M. Lichter and Patricia A. Lindsey
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"Specifying Soil Volumes To Meet The Water Needs Of Mature Urban Street Trees and Trees In Containers" by Patricia Lindsey and Nina Bassuk
- "Comparison of Method to Reduce Sidewalk Damage from Tree Roots" by E. Thomas Smiley
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"Urban Trees and Associated Root Problems, Part One" by Steve Batchelder and Molly Batchelder
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"Put Your Chainsaws Away" by Molly Batchelder
Tree people touch trees. Tree touchers have an innate understanding about natural systems. Tree people understand the basics of business. I am trying to add the third part to complete the circle. Once tree people begin to understand how the tree system works, they will be the ones who develop the best practices for working on the trees. -Alex Shigo
Links to Important Articles
Organizations and Additional Information
Recommended Reading
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Modern Arboriculture- A Systems Approach To The Care Of Trees And Their Associates, by Alex Shigo
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A New Tree Biology- Facts, Photos, And Philosophies On Trees And Their Problems And Proper Care, by Alex Shigo
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Stupsi Explains The Tree- A Hedgehog Teaches The Body Language Of Trees, by Claus Mattheck
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The Body Language Of Trees- A Handbook For Failure Analysis, by Claus Mattheck and Helgo Breloer
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The International Society of Arboriculture - http://www.isa-arbor.com/
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Western Chapter ISA - https://www.wcisa.net/
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California Urban Forest Council - http://www.caufc.org/
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University of California Cooperative Extension - http://ucanr.edu/
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Arbor Day Foundation - https://www.arborday.org/
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California Irrigation Management Information System - http://wwwcimis.water.ca.gov/
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The Urban Tree Foundation's Guideline Specifications For Nursery Tree Quality - http://www.urbantree.org/nurserytreequality.shtml
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Accessing and understanding soil data is essential to the tree planting process - http://websoilsurvey.sc.egov.usda.gov/App/HomePage.htm
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The Urban Forest Ecosystem Institute. Go to SelecTree for a comprehensive list of trees and their attributes - https://selectree.calpoly.edu
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Statewide Integrated Pest Management Program - http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/
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680 Tree Fact Sheets by Edward Gilman and Dennis Watson - http://hort.ufl.edu/database/trees/trees_scientific.shtml#A