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Trees for Central Washington
Which Tree to Plant
- Trees for North Central Washington (pdf) – a list from a WSU Chelan Extension Urban Horticulturist
- Small Trees for the Home Landscape – from WSU Extension
- SelecTree – find the right tree- at Urban Forest Ecosystems Institute
- Native and Drought Tolerant Plants – in Spokane, Washington, from WSU
- Oregon State University – Photos and information on landscape plants.
- Trees are Good – by the International Society of Arboriculture
- Trees – photos and general information of many species
- Selecting Trees database – University of Illinois
- Select Trees by water needs and soil pH (pdf) – Cornell University
Planting Trees
- Planting bare root (pdf) – from Cornell University
- Planting balled and burlapped (pdf) and Disturb those roots (pdf) – from Washington State University
- Plant with flare (pdf) – planting depth is critical
- How to Plant Root Bound Container Trees – a YouTube by Trees Knoxville, Tennessee
- A Practitioner’s Guide to Stem Girdling Roots of Trees (pdf) – prevent stem girdling when plan
- Uncorrected roots in containers or landscapes – are roots your tree’s problem, by the Garden Professors
Pruning Trees
Pruning trees – Urban Tree Foundation describes how to prune established trees, train young ones