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Urban Horticulture Institute Urban Horticulture Institute
Recommended Urban Trees
Site Assessment and Tree Selection
for Stress Tolerance


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Table of contents:
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Cover, acknowledgments
Introduction
Using this book
Site assessment checklist
Completing the site assessment checklist
USDA plant hardiness zone map

Recommended urban trees for USDA plant hardiness Zone 6 and colder:

  1. Small trees (less than 30') suitable for city environment plantings under low overhead utility wires or in restricted spaces
  2. Medium to large trees (greater than 30') suitable for city environment plantings

Trees grouped by site or planting conditions:

  1. Soil moisture and pH chart
  2. Trees that tolerate partial shade
  3. Trees observed to have some salt tolerance
  4. Trees sensitive to salt
  5. Trees suitable for use in CU-Structural Soil™
  6. Trees easy to transplant less than 2" caliper bare root
  7. Trees moderately difficult to transplant bare root
  8. Trees difficult to transplant bare root

Transplanting guide