Horticulture Links
Tree Care/Arboriculture:
| International Society of
Arboriculture (downloadable tree care information brochures!)
http://www.isa-arbor.com/consumer/consumer.html |
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| Arboriculture Program at Blue Ridge Community College (a great start to a terrific career) http://www.br.cc.va.us/arboriculture/index.html | |
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Founded in 1875, American Forests is the oldest national nonprofit citizen conservation organization. American Forests is a world leader in planting trees for environmental restoration, a pioneer in the science and practice of urban forestry, and a primary communicator of the benefits of trees and forests. American Forests is on the World Wide Web at www.americanforests.org. |
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| Experts agree...don't top your tree! Check out the Trees Virginia (VA Urban Forest Council) website to learn about the harmful practice of tree topping. Topping is a slow, painful demise to any tree. http://www.treesvirginia.org/TreeCare/Tree%20Care.htm | |
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Looking for a local certified arborist to properly handle your tree care? http://www.isa-arbor.com/arborists/arbsearch.html
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Horticulture:
| For plant facts, those OSU Buckeyes have one of the best horticulture sites on the web. http://www.hcs.ohio-state.edu/hcs/hcs.html | |
Wanna peek? Cornell University has a “Greenhouse Cam” for you green thumb voyeurs out there! http://www.hort.cornell.edu/department/faculty/wmiller/tulip_cam/ |
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No list would be complete without a link to the Virginia Tech Horticulture Department! http://www.hort.vt.edu/ |
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Heading south? Swing through Raleigh, NC and visit the J.C. Raulston Arboretum, NC State’s living horticultural laboratory and educational center. Or, cruise through the website right now and see what’s blooming in the state due south! http://www.ncsu.edu/jcraulstonarboretum/ |
