Cornell resources:
Recommended Urban Trees – Profiles more than 90 tree species that can thrive in tough urban conditions, and explains how to match these species to the site. See also Recommended Urban Trees: A Cornell Campus Walk (.pdf).
Journal articles – Technical papers on plant selection by researchers at Cornell’s Urban Horticulture Institute.
Other resource:
Tree Selection – International Society of Arboriculture brochure series.
Community Tree Selection – USDA Forest Service Northeast Center for Urban and Community Forestry Urban and Community Forestry Factsheets.
Low-Maintenance Street Tree Cultivars – USDA Forest Service Northeast Center for Urban and Community Forestry Urban and Community Forestry Factsheets.
Underwire Trees – USDA Forest Service Northeast Center for Urban and Community Forestry Urban and Community Forestry Factsheets.
Buying High-Quality Trees – International Society of Arboriculture brochure series.
Buying Quality Trees – USDA Forest Service Northeast Center for Urban and Community Forestry Urban and Community Forestry Factsheets.
Native Tree Species – USDA Forest Service Northeast Center for Urban and Community Forestry Urban and Community Forestry Factsheets.
