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<br />Other Sources of <br />Infonnation <br /> <br />n-ee City USA Bulletin will infonn readers of helpfUl, up-ta-date <br />publications which provide more depth or that are readily available for <br />community distribution. The editor "'elcomes sample copies to <br />consider for inclusion infulure editions. <br /> <br />There is plenty of information available to help you select the <br />right tree for your purpose. Labeled trees in an arboretum, park or <br />college campus provide a good opportunity to see what different <br />species look like as they age. Another good place to begin is in the <br />land~pe design or horticuhure sections of your local library. <br /> <br />Booklets <br />A few booklets or leaflets are listed below but also contact your <br />Cooperative Ex1en8ion Office. State Fore~+t Service. and local <br />nurseries. <br />Grounds for Gardening -A Horticultural Guide <br />Universil)' of Missouri <br />Extenlion Division <br />Columbia, MO 65411 <br />This authoritative reference consists of a series of well-illustrated <br />leaflets. They are 3-hole punched and would make excellent additions <br />to your Tree City U5A Bulletin notebook. Individual copies are free. <br />Recommended titles are: <br />Developing the Landscape plan IG6901), Selecting Landscape <br />Plants-shade Trees (G6800), Selecting Landscape Plants- <br />Needled Evergreens IG6815), Selecting Landscape Plants- <br />Deciduous Shrubs IG6S301, and Tree Placement on Home Cmunds <br />(G6900I. <br />1\.\'0 good examples of community tree guides (single copies are <br />available free): <br />The Urban Forest- 1I's the Nature ~(Vancouver: 1\ guide <br />to Selecting and Planting Trees <br />Kelly Punteney, Pl'Oject Manager <br />City of Vancouver <br />Parks and Recreation <br />Po. Box 1995 <br />Vancouver. WA 9866~H995 <br /> <br />City of Port Collins Landscaping Guide <br />Parks and Recreation Department <br />Forestry m"ision <br />413 S. Bryan <br />Fort Collins. CO 80521 <br /> <br />Books <br />Some of the more useful references are books that describe the <br />tree characteristics discussed on page 4 and 5, plus flower fragrance. <br />order and length of bloom, types of fruits, rate of growth, and many <br />other traits helpful in making decisions about planting. Three of these <br />books are: <br />All About Tree$ Trees For American Gardens <br />Barbara Ferguson. Ed. Donald Wyman <br />Ortho Books Macmillan Publishers <br />575 Market 51. 866 Third Ave. <br />San Francisco, CA 44105 New York, NY 10022 <br />Manual ofWc>o<o/ Landscape Plants <br />Michael A. Oirr <br />Stipes PUblishing Company <br />1Q.-12 Chester Street <br />Champaign, IL 61820 <br /> <br />Audio--Visual Aids <br />"By the Way" is Cornell University's free leaflet that describes a <br />selies of audio-visual aids for rent thai can help groups or individuals <br />make the righl decisions about tree planling. Available from: <br />Audio-Visual Resource Center-T <br />8 Research Park <br />Cornell University <br />Ithaca. NY 14850 <br />From among Cornell's material. we recommend: <br />Sidewalks of Shade, Trees for Urban Roadways, and Treesfor <br />Confined Root Zones. <br /> <br />To order additional Bulletin copieS...Friends ofT,ee City <br />USA members may obtain a single copy of any Tree City USA Bulletin <br />free of cost. Quanlities of any issue are available at 25 for $6.25 or 500 <br />for $100. To order; specify the issue number and quantity. and make <br />your check payable to: The National Arbor Day Foundation, 100 Arbor <br />Avenue, Nebraska City, NE 68410 <br />The Bulletins available are: <br />. No.1 How to Prune Young Shade Trees <br />. No.2 When a Storm Strikes <br />. No.3 Resol\'ing Tree.Sidewalk Conflicts <br />. No.4 The Right Tree in the Right place <br />To join the Friends of Tree City USA...toreceivea <br />suhscription to the Tree City USA Bulletin...and to become more <br />involved in the urban forestI)' movement in your town and <br />throughout America, send a $10 dues-donation to Friends of Tree City <br />USA, National Arbor Day Foundation. 100 Arbor Avenue, Nebraska City, <br />NE 6&t10. Make your check payahle to National Arbor Day Foundation. <br />Tree City USA Bulletin 00 1989 National Arbor Day Foundation. John E. <br />Rosenm'\l, publisher: James R. Fazio, editor; Gerreld L. Pulsipher. <br />graphic design; Gene W Grey. William P. Kmidenier. James 1 <br />Nighswonger. technical re\-iew committee. Although copyright is <br />vested with the Foundation. permission is hereby granted for Ihe <br />contents of this bulletin to be reproduced for non-commercial <br />educational or public.sen.ice purposes provided the source is <br />acknowledged. <br /> <br />ErJ. The <br />;,.. 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