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Resources

The following are recommended resources for all aspects of arboriculture.

Books

Manual of Woody Landscape Plants: Their Identification, Ornamental Characteristics, Culture, Propagation, & Uses
Michael A. Dirr
(1997 ISBN 0-87563-137-1) or latest edition (1998)
Stipes Pub. Co.
1012 Chester St.
Champaign, IL 61820

Diseases of Trees & Shrubs by Wayne A. Sinclair, Howard H. Lyon & Warren T. Johnson. 1987. (ISBN 0-8014-1517-9)
Insects that Feed on Trees and Shrubs by Warren T. Johnson & Howard H. Lyon. 2nd Edition Revised (ISBN 0-8014-2602-2)
Advertising & Promotion Dept.
Cornell University Press
124 Roberts Place, Box 250
Ithaca, NY 14851-0250

Tree City USA Bulletin
The National Arbor Day Foundation
100 Arbor Avenue
Nebraska City, NE 68410

Trees of North America, A Guide to Field Identification
C. Frank Brockman
Golden Press, New York; Western Publishing Co., Inc.; Racine WI.
[ISBN 0-307-13658-2 (paperback)]
[ISBN 0-307-47001-6 (hardback)]

American National Standard for Tree Care Operations--Tree, Shrub and Other Woody Plant Maintenance--Standard Practices.
ANSI A300-1995
American National Standards Institute
11 W. 42nd Street
New York, NY 10036

Arboriculture: Care of Trees, Shrubs, and Vines in the Landscape
Richard W. Harris 1987
Prentice-Hall, Inc.
Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632
(ISBN 0-13-043935-5)

Diseases and Pests of Ornamental Plants
P.P. Pirone (latest edition)
John Wiley and Sons
(5th Edition 1978 ISBN 0-471-0724904)

Westcott's Plant Disease Handbook revised by R. Kenneth Horst
(4th Edition 1979 ISBN 0-442-23543-7)
Litton Educational Publishing Co.
Van Norstrand Reinhold Co.
135 W. 50th Street
New York, NY 10020


Orgainizations

American Standard for Nursery Stock
American Association of Nurserymen, Inc.
1250 I Street, N.W., Suite 500
Washington, D.C. 20005
(202) 789-2900

Powell Gardens
(816) 697-2600

Burr Oak Woods Nature Center
1401 NW Park Road
Blue Springs, MO 64015
(816) 228-3766
(1 mile North of I-70, exit 20)

Arbor Age
PO Box 10129
Riverton, NJ 08076-8629

Grounds Maintenance
PO Box 12930
Overland Park, KS 66282-2930

Landscape Management
Advanstar Communications, Inc.
PO Box 5054
Pittsfield, MA 01203-9697

Tree Care Industry
The Meeting Place Mall RT 101
PO Box 1094
Amherst, NH 03031-9967
(National Arborist Association)

American Forests
PO Box 2000
Washington, DC 20013

Insect and Disease Management (#M161)
University Outreach and Extension
1507 Independence, MO 64055-1307
(816) 252-5051

Links

Below is a list of links to sites of many aspects of arboriculture, forestry, arboretums, botanical gardens, and materials used therein.

American Arboretum and Botanical Garden Association
National Arbor Day Foundation
Missouri Conservation Department
Branching Out to Arborists
National Arborist Association
American Forests
Kansas Forest Service: Selecting and Planting
Nebraska Forest Service
TreeLink
International Society of Arboriculture
National Arboretum in Washington, D.C.
Plants Unlimited
The Sierra Club
Missouri Botanical Gardens--St. Louis
Nebraska Botanical Gardens--Omaha
Botanica--The Wichita Gardens--Wichita, KS
Iowa Botanical & Arboretum Directory