This resource, a collaboration between i-Tree and Davey Institute, offers sustainable strategies for Urban Forest management.
http://www.itreetools.org/resources/content/Sustainable_Urban_Forest_Guide_14Nov2016.pdf
Noteworthy Requirements for Conifer and Hardwood Selection
Tree Shopping Guide – selecting quality in the nursery
Dear Colleagues:
Authored for a NYC Root Zone seminar entitled The Art of Woody Plant Selection, the two resources, noted above, were both developed as informative evaluation tools for landscape professionals who specify, inspect and tag woody plant material. They have been incorporated into the efuf.org library (under Media) as open source and can be accessed using the following links:
Tree Shopping Guide – selecting quality at the nursery
noteworthy requirements for conifer and hardwood selection
.Any suggestions, comments, etc are encouraged in order to expand the knowledge base.
An article in the Guardian (23 March 2017) has stated that the EC is poised to pass regulations that would ban the use of Neonicotinoid pesticides throughout Europe. The only exclusion would be greenhouse production.
As a Consulting Arborist, I have witnessed the devastating results of Neonic use on pollinator and beneficial insect populations. While many professionals who use these chemicals are conscientious and follow label instructions to the letter, Neonics are systemics that have a multi-month field life and so even being true to the label does not prevent pollinator mortality.
Here’s the link to the article, announcing this important step forward in increasing quality of life for all things that co-exist with us, within the Urban Forest and beyond:
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/mar/23/europe-poised-for-total-ban-on-bee-harming-pesticides
Prof. Dr. Francesco Ferrini (Dept. of Agro-Food & Environmental Sciences, University of Florence, Italy), is a frequent contributor to scientific Journals and the extensive Urban Forestry and Aboricultural body of knowledge. In this ISA Conference presentation paper, originally presented at the 2015 International Society of Arboriculture annual Conference in Orlando, Florida USA, Dr. Ferrini discusses that body of knowledge through the categorization of historical and existing scientific literature as well as future research needs, determined by various surveys and questionnaires with a strong focus on the effect that Climate Change will have on urban tree well-being and Urban Forest management.
You can read the full article on the website of our colleagues at the ISA (International Society of Arboriculture): http://www.isa-arbor.com/events/schedule/resources/167/Ferrini_Arborization.pdf.
Prof. Ferrini’s LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/francesco-ferrini-57b0025
Contributed by Naomi Zurcher.
Lively on-site discussions at the EFUF in Glasgow (2011). (c) Cecil Konijnendijk
In a recent article in Arborist News, EFUF chair Prof. Cecil Konijnendijk van den Bosch overviews 20 years of urban forestry and arboriculture research in Europe. Our EFUF (European Forum on Urban Forestry) has been playing an important role, writes Prof. Konijnendijk.
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The article than continues giving a flavour of research on urban forestry and arboriculture published in the scientific journal Urban Forestry and Urban Greening, and sheds its light on developments expected in 2017.
A nice line of thought completes the article:
Urban trees should not be forgotten as the ultimate nature-based solutions to many of today’s urban challenges.
You can read the full article here or below (shared with permission from Arborist News and the International Society of Arboriculture).