Big City, Big Trees

More Tree Information

The USDA's site (the top site for native and introduced North American plants): http://plants.usda.gov/
New York Metropolitan Flora Project: http://www.bbg.org/sci/nymf/index.html
American Forests site (includes big and historic tree registers): http://www.americanforests.org/
Selecting a tree to plant:
- University of Connecticut's Dr. Mark H. Brand's database of trees, shrubs, and vines. Select by traits and listen to pronunciation: http://www.hort.uconn.edu/plants/
- For the West Coast, Urban Forest Ecosystems Institute at California Polytechnic State University: http://selectree.calpoly.edu/
Using a leaf and twig key to identify a tree:
ID It website
International Society of Arboriculture: http://www.isa-arbor.com/home.asp
- Find a certified arborist in a local chapter of the ISA: ISA website
The National Arbor Day Foundation: http://www.arborday.org/
"Trees Are Good" (general information on tree care): http://www.treesaregood.com/
Tree guerillas: http://www.plantamnesty.org/
New York ReLeaf: http://www.dec.ny.gov/lands/5307.html
Trees New York: http://www.treesny.com/
How to get trees planted in NYC: http://www.treesny.com/trees_howto.htm
Request a Street Tree online: NYC Parks website