Learn About Trees

The Tree Stewardship Committee focuses on trees on Barre City property but also wants to help residents learn more about trees on their own property, and is sharing the links below for educational purposes:

Young hazelnut trees at the Barre City tree nursery.

Identifying and Selecting Trees

General tree info and ID, Our Vermont Woods

Vermont Tree ID, Vermont Land Trust

Know Your Trees, Cornell Cooperative Extension Cortland County NY

Tree ID, Univ of New Hampshire Extension

Tree Characteristics, UVM Extension

Arbor Day Foundation – Eastern Trees

Winter Tree ID

Tree Selection, UVM Extension VT Community and Urban Forestry Program

Tree Guide, UVM Extension VT Community and Urban Forestry Program

Tree Planting and Care

USDA Forest Service Tree Owner’s Manual

Arbor Day Foundation - Tree Care Tips and Techniques

International Society of Arborists info for Tree Owners

Tree Planting from UVM Extension VT Community Forestry

Tree Pruning from UVM

In the Garden: Ensure trees survive and thrive article by Henry Homeyer Nov 2020

Vermont Invasives

Common Tree Insect Pests

Storm Recovery

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