Urban Forestry

Urban Forestry Information Series was funded in part through Urban and Community Forestry grant funds from the U.S. Forest Service.

Planting a Tree (Video)

• How to properly plant a tree (2011)

Pruning a Tree (Video): 

• Pruning Program Objectives (2011)
• Proper Use of Pruning Tools (2011)
• How to Properly Prune Trees (3-cut method) (2011)
• Making Good Pruning Cuts & Types of Pruning Cuts (2011)

Wind Resistant Trees and Hurricane Tree Preparation

• Recognizing Structural Issues (2011)
• Wind Resistant Tress for Florida: Sand Live Oak (2011)
• Wind Resistant Trees for Florida: Southern Live Oak (2011)
• Wind Resistant Trees for Florida: Southern Magnolia (2011)
• Selecting Wind Resistant Trees in Northwest Florida (2011)

Various Publications

• Establishing a Wind-Resistant Urban Forest (UF/IFAS, 2010)
• Wind and Trees: What Trees are best and worst in the Florida Panhandle (UF/IFAS,1997)
• Urban Forestry Publications (UF/IFAS)
• Assessing Damage and Restoring Trees After a Hurricane