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METRIA 6: Selecting and Preparing Sites for Urban Trees

Proceedings of the Fifth Conference of the Metropolitan Tree Improvement Alliance

Mentor, Ohio
June 14-16, 1988

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Preface

METRIA 6 came to pass as a result of the joint efforts of the Metropolitan Tree Improvement Alliance executive board and the Holden Arboretum. As always METRIA has been concerned about disseminating information which will assist practitioners, educators and researchers and to ensure a higher quality of life in our metropolitan areas. Trees, of course, play a major role in maintaining and increasing the quality of life enjoyed by our urban population. Numerous studies support this contention. The citizenry is even willing to pay more for a home with trees on the property or in the immediate area. How much more of a"vote of confidence" could there be for our work? Thanks again to the primary members of the organizing committee including Peter Bristol, Paul Specter and C.W. Elliott Payne of Holden Arboretum and Drew Todd, Peter Bristol and myself representing METRIA.

T. Davis Sydnor
President
METRIA

Contents

• Introduction
• Ball Size and Shape Affects Transplanting - Dr. Dan Struve, The Ohio State University
• Getting More Roots into the Root Ball - Dr. Gary Watson, The Morton Arboretum
• Breeding Systems of Trees in Relation to Selecting for Fruitlessness - Dr. Phil Barker, USDA, Forest
• 5 Star Tree Cultivars - Ratings from Zone 5A - Dr. Edward Hasselkus, University of Wisconsin
• Revolution: Enter the Age of the Cultivar - Mr. Willet Wandell, Discov-Tree Research and Development
• Nursery Production Practices Can Kill Trees in the Landscape - Dr. Davis Sydnor, The Ohio State University
• The Importance of Seed Source to Tree Planting in the Urban Forest - Dr. Dan Houston, Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center
• Trees for Restricted Spaces - Dr. George Ware, The Morton ARboretum
• Soil Limits in the Landscape - Dr. Art Spomer, University of Illinois
• Determining Adequate Rooting Space for Trees in Planters or in the Ground - Dr. Don Rakow, Cornell University
• Managing Plant Growth and Waters Relations During Tranplanting - Dr. Thomas G. Ranney, Cornell University

Mr. Robert Skiera's presentation was not available for publication.

Attendance List

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