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An Introduction to Trees of Indiana
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An Introduction to Trees of Indiana

This publication updates "Fifty Trees of Indiana," and is a field guide designed to identify common Indiana woodlot trees. It is a joint venture by the Purdue Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Indiana 4-H You...

Animal Damage Management: Woodchucks
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Animal Damage Management: Woodchucks

Woodchucks are common throughout Indiana, and their extensive burrowing can cause severe damage. This publication shows readers how to identify woodchucks, the damage they can cause, and the ways you can control them.

Animal Damage Management: Woodpeckers
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Animal Damage Management: Woodpeckers

There are 21 woodpecker species in the United States, seven of which live in Indiana. This publication shows readers how to identify woodpeckers, the damage they can cause, and the ways you can control them.

Are Trees Getting Fat Too?
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Are Trees Getting Fat Too?

Trees and shrubs are certainly plagued by bacteria, viruses, fungi, and environmental stresses the same as animals including humans, but obesity is one serious malady that does not and will not afflict woody plants....

Black Walnut Toxicity
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Black Walnut Toxicity

This publication discusses the source of toxicity, implications for horticulture, juglone sensitivity in plants, plants observed to be sensitive and tolerant to juglone. An illustration of a typical leaf and nut chara...

Borers of Pines and Other Needle Bearing Evergreens in Landscapes
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Borers of Pines and Other Needle Bearing Evergreens in Landscapes

Pines, spruces, and firs are commonly planted in Indiana landscapes individually or in groups to create green borders that mark property lines or protect homes from the wind. When stressed by adverse environmental condi...

Characteristics of Purdue University's Patented Black Walnut Trees
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Characteristics of Purdue University's Patented Black Walnut Trees

Discusses the black walnut improvement program and the characteristics of patented cultivars developed by Purdue University. ...

Commercial Greenhouse and Nursery Production: Alternative Options for Invasive Landscape Plants
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Commercial Greenhouse and Nursery Production: Alternative Options for Invasive Landscape Plants

This publication lists potential alternatives to some of the most notorious and damaging invasive plants commonly used in Indiana landscapes. Unlike other resources, this list includes both native and non-native species....

Construction and Trees: Guidelines for Protection
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Construction and Trees: Guidelines for Protection

This publication provides information on protecting trees within or near construction sites and home building projects from damage or death.

Urban Forestry, Department of Forestry & Natural Resources

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Consumer Horticulture: Fertilizing Woody Plants
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Consumer Horticulture: Fertilizing Woody Plants

This publication examines the basics of why and how to fertilize woody plants in the home landscape.

Format: PDF

Pages: 10

Language: Engl...

Consumer Horticulture: Spreading Ornamental Plants: Virtues & Vices
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Consumer Horticulture: Spreading Ornamental Plants: Virtues & Vices

This publication is a precautionary guide for gardeners who are choosing ornamental plants and may be considering plants that have a spreading habit. Formerly Purdue Extension publication HLA-1-W

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Crabapples Resistant to Apple Scab and Japanese Beetle in Indiana
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Crabapples Resistant to Apple Scab and Japanese Beetle in Indiana

Apple scab and Japanese beetle have given crabapples a reputation of being prone to insect and disease problems. In this bulletin we place crabapple cultivars into one of 3 classes of resistance/susceptibility to each of...

Diseases of Landscape Plants: Cedar Apple and Related Rusts on Landscape Plants
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Diseases of Landscape Plants: Cedar Apple and Related Rusts on Landscape Plants

The cedar rust diseases stand out because of their conspicuous orange gelatinous horns that develop from gray to brown colored fungal galls on the branches of infected junipers. These horns produce spores that can infect...

Diseases of Landscape Plants: Leaf Diseases
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Diseases of Landscape Plants: Leaf Diseases

Leaf diseases — or, "foliar" diseases — occur on most species of landscape trees and shrubs. This publication explains the typical symptoms, causes, management, and life cycles of common foliar diseases....

Diseases of Landscape Plants: Powdery Mildew
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Diseases of Landscape Plants: Powdery Mildew

Powdery mildews are common diseases on ornamental plants in the urban landscape. This publication examines the symptoms, disease cycle, and management options of powdery mildew for ornamental plants in a home setting....

Does Night Lighting Harm Trees?
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Does Night Lighting Harm Trees?

Night lighting has been identified as a potential for causing harm to certain trees. This publication provides information on light pollution and the electromagnetic spectrum. It also describes the effects of night light...

Drought? Don't forget the trees!
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Drought? Don't forget the trees!

Water is the most limiting ecological resource for a tree, and without adequate moisture, decline and death are imminent. Drought can have a major impact on tree health and survival. This 5-page PDF publication describ...

Fall Webworm
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Fall Webworm

In late summer, the outside branches of many of the more commonly planted deciduous trees can become covered with webs produced by fall webworm caterpillars. When unchecked by the wide variety of insects and birds that ...

Financial and Tax Aspects of Tree Planting
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Financial and Tax Aspects of Tree Planting

This publication helps hardwood producers understand the tax and financial advantages (and disadvantages) related to their planting operations....

For Shade and For Comfort: Democratizing Horticulture in the Nineteenth-Century Midwest (hardback)
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For Shade and For Comfort: Democratizing Horticulture in the Nineteenth-Century Midwest (hardback)

Between 1850 and 1880, Americans of all ranks and circumstances planted shade trees, cultivated flower gardens, and established lawns with a new-found enthusiasm that both astonished and delighted horticultural advocates...

Forests and Our Environment
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Forests and Our Environment

This publication provides information regarding many benefits that we enjoy from our forests. Did you know that trees reduce air temperature, improve air quality, produce oxygen, and suppress loud sounds. These are a ...

Fruit Diseases: Apple Scab on Tree Fruit in the Home Orchard
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Fruit Diseases: Apple Scab on Tree Fruit in the Home Orchard

Apple scab is a fungal disease that can result in severe defoliation of apple trees and can affect fruit size and quality. This publication describes apple scab and how to manage it....

Graffiti Removal From Trees
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Graffiti Removal From Trees

This publication explains how paint and other graffiti materials can damage trees, and offers tips on how to safely remove them from bark and interior tree layers.

Urban Forestry, Department of Forestry & Natural R...

Growth Retardant: A Promising Tool for Managing Urban Trees
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Growth Retardant: A Promising Tool for Managing Urban Trees

This publication discusses in detail the use of growth retardants on urban trees and shrubs that often grow too large for the available space in urban areas. ...

Hedges
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Hedges

This publication provides information on the selection, planting, training, and rejuvenation of hedges. Tables are given explaining the landscape plants, which ones may be completely cut back to the ground to rejuvenat...

Indiana's Native Magnolias
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Indiana's Native Magnolias

There are two native magnolia species that grow well in Indiana. This publication describes the leaves, flowers, bark and fruit of the two types of magnolias. Similar species are also described....

Instalacion de arboles: Proceso y practicas
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Instalacion de arboles: Proceso y practicas

This is a Spanish-language version of our helpful, how-to guide Tree Installation: Process and Practices, which helps in choosing, planting, and maintaining trees. It includes a 12-step planting process, Indiana ...

Iron Chlorosis of Trees and Shrubs
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Iron Chlorosis of Trees and Shrubs

Many trees, shrubs, and other ornamental plantings in Indiana suffer from iron deficiency induced by high (alkaline) soil pH. A primary symptom resulting from iron deficiency is leaf yellowing, also known as chlorosis. P...

Landscape & Ornamentals: Japanese Beetles in the Urban Landscape
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Landscape & Ornamentals: Japanese Beetles in the Urban Landscape

Japanese beetle infestations are found in rural and urban areas throughout Indiana. This publication describes Japanese beetle habits and how to control them in lawns, ornamentals, and food plants.

Forma...

Landscape Plants for Acid Soils
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Landscape Plants for Acid Soils

This publication lists and briefly describes landscape plants that are suitable for the specific site conditions of acid soil. These lists can serve as a guide, but are not intended to be exhaustive. ...

Landscape Plants for Areas with Full Sun
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Landscape Plants for Areas with Full Sun

This publication lists and briefly describes landscape plants that are suitable for the specific site conditions of full sun. These lists can serve as a guide, but are not intended to be exhaustive. Many other plants may...

Landscape Plants for Moist to Slightly Moist Areas
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Landscape Plants for Moist to Slightly Moist Areas

This publication lists and briefly describes landscape plants that are suitable for the specific site conditions of moist to slightly moist soil. These lists can serve as a guide, but are not intended to be exhaustive. M...

Landscape Plants for Sandy Soils
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Landscape Plants for Sandy Soils

This publication lists and briefly describes landscape plants that are suitable for the specific site conditions of sandy areas. These lists can serve as a guide, but are not intended to be exhaustive. Many other plants ...

Landscape Plants for Shady Areas
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Landscape Plants for Shady Areas

This publication lists and briefly describes landscape plants that are suitable for the specific site conditions of shady areas. These lists can serve as a guide, but are not intended to be exhaustive. Many other plants ...

Landscape Plants for Wet Areas
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Landscape Plants for Wet Areas

This publication lists and briefly describes landscape plants that are suitable for the specific site conditions of wet soil. These lists can serve as a guide, but are not intended to be exhaustive. Many other plants may...

Large Tree Cabling and Bracing
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Large Tree Cabling and Bracing

Trees can grow in ways that are not always the safest or most sustainable for long-term health and safety. This can happen for many reasons: species characteristics, growing location, or lack of proper pruning in earl...

Learning About Leaves: A Forestry and Natural Resources Coloring Book
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Learning About Leaves: A Forestry and Natural Resources Coloring Book

This coloring book introduces children to basic concepts of leaf shapes and tree identification....

List of Local and Regional Bare-Root and Liner Dealers
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List of Local and Regional Bare-Root and Liner Dealers

This publication is a listing of some nurseries in Indiana and surrounding states that either propagate tree, shrub, and groundcover plants, or deal in bare root, nursery stock, or both. ...

Living Christmas Trees For The Holidays and Beyond
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Living Christmas Trees For The Holidays and Beyond

This publication discusses species selection, indoor care, site selection, and planting and establishment for using live trees for the holidays. ...

Mechanical Damage to Trees: Mowing and Maintenance Equipment
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Mechanical Damage to Trees: Mowing and Maintenance Equipment

One of the most dangerous pests of trees is humans, especially humans with equipment. Lawn mowers and weed trimmers can cause injuries that create a hazard when an injury leads to tree disease or death. This publication ...

Native Hardwood Trees of the Central Hardwood Region
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Native Hardwood Trees of the Central Hardwood Region

Native Hardwood Trees of the Central Hardwood Region is 15 page table listing all of the family, scientific, common names of all of the native hardwoods in the Central Hardwood Region. It contains habitat and native rang...

Native Trees of the Midwest
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Native Trees of the Midwest

A great companion reference book to the Shrubs of Indiana CD, the book Native Trees of the Midwest is a definitive guide to identifying trees in Indiana and surrounding states. Descri...

New Plants from Layering
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New Plants from Layering

This publication discusses plant layering, a method by which new plants are started from existing ones. Six common types of layering are explored. They include air, simple, tip, trench, serpentine, and mound. Proper eq...

Persimmons
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Persimmons

This publication provides information about the persimon tree and its fruit, the fruiting habit, propagation, planting and care, and the oriental persimmon. A recipe for persimmon pudding is also included. ...

Planting & Transplanting Landscape Trees and Shrubs
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Planting & Transplanting Landscape Trees and Shrubs

This publication discusses plant selection, timing, preplant operations, planting instructions, pruning, staking and guying, trunk wrapping, watering, and transplanting of landscape trees and shrubs. Tables are provid...

Planting Forest Trees and Shrubs in Indiana
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Planting Forest Trees and Shrubs in Indiana

This 20-page publication provides an abbreviated 10-step approach to successfully plant and establish healthy, productive forest and conservation plantings in Indiana. It discusses types of plantings, site selection, sit...

Planting Forest Trees and Shrubs in Indiana (50/pkg)
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Planting Forest Trees and Shrubs in Indiana (50/pkg)

This 20-page publication provides an abbreviated 10-step approach to successfully plant and establish healthy, productive forest and conservation plantings in Indiana. It discusses types of plantings, site selection, sit...

Possum in the Pawpaw Tree: A Seasonal Guide to Midwestern Gardening (Paperback)
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Possum in the Pawpaw Tree: A Seasonal Guide to Midwestern Gardening (Paperback)

Inspired by actual gardeners' inquiries, each chapter deals with such down-to-earth subjects as when to start seeds, why plants might fail to bloom, pruning techniques, identifying and controlling common pests, home f...

Protecting Pollinators: Best Management Practices for Indiana Pollinator Habitat
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Protecting Pollinators: Best Management Practices for Indiana Pollinator Habitat

This publication provides information about how to establish and conserve effective pollinator habitats in Indiana - from small-scale backyard improvements to large-scale plantings.

Format: Bo...

Protecting Pollinators: Biology and Control of Varroa Mites in Bee Hives
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Protecting Pollinators: Biology and Control of Varroa Mites in Bee Hives

This publication describes varroa mites and their effects on honey bee hives. It also recommends monitoring and management practices to protect hives against this pest.

Format: Booklet, PDF, an...

Protecting Pollinators: Protecting Pollinators in Home Lawns and Landscapes
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Protecting Pollinators: Protecting Pollinators in Home Lawns and Landscapes

Whether you know it or not, we all depend on pollinators for the fruits, vegetables, nuts, and flowers that enrich our lives. But pollinators face many threats. This publication explains what homeowners can do to prot...

Protecting Pollinators: Recommended Indiana-native Plants for Attracting Pollinators
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Protecting Pollinators: Recommended Indiana-native Plants for Attracting Pollinators

This publication provides a list of recommended plants that homeowners and others can use to establish and conserve effective pollinator habitats in Indiana - from small-scale backyard improvements to large-scale plan...

Protecting Pollinators: Why Should We Care About Pollinators?
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Protecting Pollinators: Why Should We Care About Pollinators?

This publication explains some of the threats pollinators face. Other publications in the Protecting Pollinators series describe steps you can take to protect pollinators.

Format: Booklet, PDF,...

Pruning Ornamental Trees and Shrubs
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Pruning Ornamental Trees and Shrubs

Correct pruning is essential maintenance for keeping trees and shrubs healthy in the home landscape. However, the thought of pruning makes many homeowners apprehensive. But this doesn't have to be. This publication re...

Red and White Mulberry in Indiana
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Red and White Mulberry in Indiana

Distinguishing red and white mulberry can be difficult. This publication explains the differences of red and white mulberry and how to identify them. The publication also describes similar species....

Root Rot in Landscape Plants
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Root Rot in Landscape Plants

Root problems in plants are frequently under- and misdiagnosed. Sometimes it's too late to save the plant. This publication, part of the Plant Pathology in the Landscape series, discusses predisposing factors, diagnosis,...

Salt Damage in Landscape Plants
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Salt Damage in Landscape Plants

Salts used to de-ice roads and sidewalks can injure and even kill many different landscape plants. This publication examines the causes of salt damage in plants and offers some tips for reducing its risks. This replaces ...

Scale Insects on Shade Trees and Shrubs
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Scale Insects on Shade Trees and Shrubs

This publication describes the general life cycle of scale insects and control measures for them. It includes a table of the most common scale insects in Indiana with the plants they most seriously affect. ...

Selecting an Indiana-Grown Christmas Tree
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Selecting an Indiana-Grown Christmas Tree

If you are looking for that perfect Christmas tree in Indiana, this six-page PDF publication is for you. In the publication, we describe various tree species and the characteristics that most tree-shoppers ask about. The...

Shrubs and Woody Vines of Indiana and the Midwest: Identification, Wildlife Values, and Landscaping Use (Paperback)
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Shrubs and Woody Vines of Indiana and the Midwest: Identification, Wildlife Values, and Landscaping Use (Paperback)

As the definitive identification guide to the shrubs and woody vines of Indiana, this book also provides coverage of 90% of the species to be found in surrounding Midwestern US states. As well as covering indigenous spec...

Shrubs of Indiana / Native Trees of the Midwest - Combo Package
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Shrubs of Indiana / Native Trees of the Midwest - Combo Package

This combo includes a book and CD.

Indiana is home to more than 100 species of shrubs that are native to the state and the Midwest. This publication was inspired by the work of pioneer botanist Charles Deam.

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Shrubs of Indiana: Their Identification and Uses
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Shrubs of Indiana: Their Identification and Uses

Indiana is home to more than 100 species of shrubs that are native to the state and the Midwest. Inspired by the work of pioneer botanist Charles Deam, Shrubs of Indiana provides:

Some Soil Fungi Are Beneficial to Tree Seedling Growth
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Some Soil Fungi Are Beneficial to Tree Seedling Growth

This publication examines types of mycorrhizal fungi and how they are beneficial to tree seedling growth. ...

Stress-related Conifer Dieback
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Stress-related Conifer Dieback

This publication explains the most common causes of dieback in conifers and recommends management practices to prevent the problem. 

Format: PDF.

Pages: 3.

Surface Root Syndrome
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Surface Root Syndrome

Trees in the landscape are highly prized and provide many benefits to you and your home. However, those shallow roots that appear on the surface of our lawns can create real headaches, especially when trying to grow l...

Symptoms and Signs for Plant Problem Diagnosis - An Illustrated Glossary
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Symptoms and Signs for Plant Problem Diagnosis - An Illustrated Glossary

Pests, pathogens and abiotic disorders cause a variety of problems in plants but how do you describe them? This full-color, illustrated guide will help users learn the language of plant problem diagnosis by defining the ...

Taking Care of Your Yard: The Homeowner's Essential Guide to Lawns, Trees, Shrubs, and Garden Flowers
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Taking Care of Your Yard: The Homeowner's Essential Guide to Lawns, Trees, Shrubs, and Garden Flowers

This guide is aimed at homeowners who just want to know the basics of yard care. The guide covers tasks you should do now if your plants are new, basic care for established plants, techniques for adding new plants to you...

The Complex Life of the Honey Bee: Environmental, Biological, and Chemical Challenges to Colony Health
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The Complex Life of the Honey Bee: Environmental, Biological, and Chemical Challenges to Colony Health

This publication, which is part of the Protecting Pollinators series, explains the complex biology of honey bees. It also explores the roles pesticides may play in bee health, examines the latest knowledge in this fas...

The Hardwood Ecosystem Experiment:  2006-2016
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The Hardwood Ecosystem Experiment: 2006-2016

Many of Indiana's forests have been dominated by oak and hickory trees for thousands of years. The historical conditions that shaped today's forests have changed, altering forest composition and leading land managers ...

The Legendary Baobab
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The Legendary Baobab

The girth of most baobabs is way out of proportion to their height, invoking the image of a stubby, fat tree (see Purdue University, FNR-250 for information about fats and other lipids in trees). The enlarged trunk is us...

Tips for First-Time Buyers of Real Christmas Trees
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Tips for First-Time Buyers of Real Christmas Trees

If you have never purchased and set up a real, live Christmas tree, but are considering it because you're thinking "green", you are not alone. Tree growers are seeing more interest in real trees. However, before you buy,...

Tree Diseases: Oak Wilt in Indiana
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Tree Diseases: Oak Wilt in Indiana

This publication describes the symptoms of oak wilt disease, its cause, and management options that are available.

Format: PDF

Pages: 5

Language:

Tree Diseases: White Pine Decline in Indiana
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Tree Diseases: White Pine Decline in Indiana

White pine trees are a common component of Midwest landscapes. Sometimes, these trees die unexpectedly and rapidly, seemingly without a specific cause. This unpredictable problem is called white pine decline. The publ...

Tree Installation: Process and Practices
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Tree Installation: Process and Practices

Choosing and planting a tree should be a well-informed and planned decision. Proper selection and planting of urban trees can provide years of enjoyment for you and future generations as well as increased property val...

Tree Planting Part 1: Choosing a Tree
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Tree Planting Part 1: Choosing a Tree

Choosing and planting a tree should be a well-informed and planned decision. Proper selection and planting of urban trees can provide years of enjoyment for you and future generations as well as increased property value,...

Tree Planting Part 2: Planting Your Tree
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Tree Planting Part 2: Planting Your Tree

Trees and all forestlands are major assets to our cities, towns, and communities. Urban trees, in particular, provide aesthetic, functional, and environmental benefits to improve the quality of life. A well-planted an...

Tree Pruning Essentials
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Tree Pruning Essentials

Pruning has been called "one of the best, worst maintenance practices" performed on trees. The process creates wounds, which have a major impact on plant processes. Improper cutting on a tree causes severe damage or even...

Tree Pruning Essentials
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Tree Pruning Essentials

Pruning has been called "one of the best, worst maintenance practices," especially when performed on urban trees. The process creates wounds, which have a major impact on plant processes. Improper cutting on a tree cause...

Tree Pruning: What Do Trees Think?
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Tree Pruning: What Do Trees Think?

This 6-page publication explains the physiological and physical changes that happen within trees as a response to pruning. Guiding young and medium-aged trees to develop good branch architecture is key to sustainable ...

Tree Risk Management
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Tree Risk Management

This publication outlines the steps for assessing and inspecting trees, in order to reduce the risk of unhealthy trees falling and damaging property. Topics covered include documenting and maintaining records, inspection...

Tree Selection for the
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Tree Selection for the "Un-natural" Environment

It's a tough neighborhood for trees in the built environment. It is an ecosystem unlike any other, because it is dynamic, fragmented, high-pressure, and constantly under siege. There are continual extremes and challenges...

Tree Support Systems
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Tree Support Systems

Tree Support Systems answers common questions about post-planting tree care. It describes when to stake trees, how to stake and guy trees, and proper methods of trunk protection.

Trees establish themselves qui...

Trees and Storms
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Trees and Storms

Trees are lost or seriously damaged every year from high winds, snow, ice and other storm-related weather. This publication explains common tree injuries and how to identify them, risk assessment when trees are damaged a...

Trees Need a Proper Start: Prune Them Right
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Trees Need a Proper Start: Prune Them Right

Learn how to prune a tree the right way. This publication helps you understand tree biology, important terms, and ways to prune a tree....

Trees of Indiana
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Trees of Indiana

The Trees of Indiana CD-ROM was designed for the student of dendrology who has some fundamental knowledge of taxonomic groupings of trees. Although this knowledge is not essential, it is helpful. An introductory secti...

Verticillium Wilt of Shade Trees
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Verticillium Wilt of Shade Trees

This publication describes the symptoms and cause of Verticillium wilt disease, how it is diagnosed and management options. ...

Weed Competition Control in Hardwood Plantations
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Weed Competition Control in Hardwood Plantations

A publication for landowners with wooded areas. Covers weed control strategies and related issues....

What Gardeners Need to Know About Pesticides
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What Gardeners Need to Know About Pesticides

Effective pest control in the landscape and garden requires more than just spraying away the problem. Successful gardeners understand that managing insects, weeds, diseases, and vertebrate pests starts with selecting, pl...

What's Wrong with Topping Trees?
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What's Wrong with Topping Trees?

Why topping can be hazardous to people and property, and better alternatives for tree owners. ...

Why do Animals Eat the Bark and Wood of Trees and Shrubs?
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Why do Animals Eat the Bark and Wood of Trees and Shrubs?

This publication describes the make-up of plant cell walls and the anatomy of bark including the phloem and cambium of trees. The food value of bark and woody tissues is also explained and the digestive systems of anima...

Why Is My Tree Dying?
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Why Is My Tree Dying?

This publication explains how trees can be injured and die from damage suffered during construction projects.

Urban Forestry, Department of Forestry & Natural Resources

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Why Leaves Change Color--The Physiological Basis
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Why Leaves Change Color--The Physiological Basis

This two-page publication discusses why leaves change color. This is due to leaf pigments and seasonal changes. Hardwood trees and conifer species are also covered. Information on the abscission layer and the best w...

Winterize Your Trees
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Winterize Your Trees

As trees in our urban and suburban landscapes prepare for winter dormancy and cold, they could use a little extra care from you to ensure a good start in the spring. This three-page PDF gives you tips on things you can d...

Wood from Midwestern Trees
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Wood from Midwestern Trees

This 32-page four-color publication shows the panels of wood that can be found in the Pfendler Hall display. Each panel is a representative portion of what that particular lumber group is like. There are 27 different p...