Abstract
Selecting the most appropriate trees for various kinds of planting sites is crucial for the success of a municipal tree program. A properly selected tree will appreciate in value for a long time and will be cherished by many people. Conversely, an improper choice might soon become unhealthy or die. Even worse, problems could appear years later when a remedy will be difficult and costly. Trees that lift sidewalks, conflict with wires (see Chapter 15, this volume), or interfere with traffic certainly are selection mistakes that can be avoided.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Preview
Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.
References
Dirr, M. A., 1990 Manual of Woody Landscape Plants: Their Identification Ornamental Characteristics Culture Propagation and Uses 4th ed., Stipes, Champaign, IL.
Gerhold, H. D., Lacasse, N. L., Wandell, W. N., 1993 Street Tree Factsheets Penn State College of Agriculture, University Park, PA.
Hightshoe, G. L., 1978 Native Trees for Urban and Rural America Iowa State University Research Foundation, Ames, IA.
Jacobson, A. L., 1996 North American Landscape Trees Ten Speed Press, Berkeley, CA.
The Landscape Institute, 1989 Trees and Shrubs for Landscape Planting RIBA Publications, London.
New Jersey Shade Tree Federation, 1990 Trees for New Jersey Streets 3rd rev., New Jersey Shade Tree Federation, Cook College, New Brunswick, NJ.
Schein, R. D., 1993 Street Trees: A Manual for Municipalities Tree Works, State College, PA.
Wandell, W. N., 1994 Handbook of Landscape Tree Cultivars 2nd ed. East Prairie Publishing, Gladstone, IL.
Yiesla, S. A., and Giles, F. A., 1992 Shade Trees for the Central and Northern United States and Canada Stipes
Publishing, Champaign, IL.
Zion, R. L., 1995 Trees for Architecture and Landscape 2nd ed., Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2000 Springer Science+Business Media New York
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Gerhold, H.D., Porter, W. (2000). Selecting Trees for Community Landscapes. In: Kuser, J.E. (eds) Handbook of Urban and Community Forestry in the Northeast. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-4191-2_11
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-4191-2_11
Publisher Name: Springer, Boston, MA
Print ISBN: 978-1-4613-6880-9
Online ISBN: 978-1-4615-4191-2
eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive