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A Note about our Photos In the tree selector, our aim is to show street trees as they really are--the successes and the failures. We encourage reviewers to post pictures and comment on the success of the planting shown. See our photo guidelines for more.
Are you an Urban Forester, Municipal Arborist, Town Horticulturist or other professional? We encourage you to share your favorite trees via the treeselector. Post a review and picture. If any tree isn't included (to see the complete list, just click "Find a Match" with no qualifications) send us your recommendation at urbanforestry@vt.edu.
Looking for More Information on How to Select Trees? Try going through our Site Evaluation and Modify process. The key to good tree choices is to match the right plant to the right place. An understanding of the "place" is the best place to start. This may be the best way to start for volunteer groups and nonprofits. Be sure and read about how the Street Tree Selector Works. |
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street tree selector is designed to serve as a | We especially want to encourage city foresters and arborists, or others with experience planting trees in downtown settings, to share a “tree review” with other users. You can submit your experience, positive or negative, with a tree species or cultivar by using our forum. Digital photos additions are encouraged. Through your participation, the Virginia Street Tree Selector will continue to grow and improve. |  |
This tree never had a chance:
Quercus phellos won't tolerate the high pH at this site. |
How
the Virginia Street Tree Selector Works
The Street Tree Selector uses the site conditions you describe to provide
you with a list of trees that will grow well in that site. The Street Tree
Selector focuses on the limiting site factors typical of urban sites--soil
compaction, limited rooting space, pH, etc.--to narrow species choices to
trees that will really grow in your site. Learn
more...
What Can I Expect from the Tree Selector?
The Street Tree Selector will generate a list
of possible trees that will grow on your site based on the site information
you enter. The selector focuses primarily on shade trees suitable for urban
and community sites. You can then link to the information from our databases
concerning these trees. If a review has been posted, you can read about
other people's experience using this tree as a street tree. Always thoroughly
research any tree before making a final choice for your website. See our
reference list.
What Can I NOT Expect from the Tree Selector
The tree selector is not an encyclopedia of
woody plant material. It is not an ideal system for finding an ornamental
tree for a garden. It is not the ideal system for selecting a tree based
on ornamental characteristics such as time or color of bloom. The selector
does not include shrubs and has limited representation of small stature
trees that cannot be limbed up for pedestrians or vehicles or trees that
are susceptible to pest problems on stressful sites. The Street Tree Selector
is solely focused on sharing information and generating species lists for
those difficult-to-plant sites such as downtown streets, medians, parking
lots, and others.
If you would like to learn more try our Frequently Asked Questions.
Give us your Feedback
Our aim is to provide a useful tool for greening Virginia’s communities.
If you have suggestions or would like to report an error in the database—please
contact us.
Resources and Acknowledgements
We are very appreciative to the long list of contributors
and resources we have relied upon to create this site. We gratefully
acknowledge the assistance of the USDA Forest Service through an Urban &
Community Forestry Assistance Grant in creating this web site.
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| The Virginia Urban Street Tree Selector Virginia Tech Forestry Department | ||
