[CANUFNET] Tree Catalogues and Bare root trees

[james urban]

Zoe
I do not have catalogs as after I retired I cleaned out my files.  BUT….may I suggest the following ideas.

1.  Buy and plant bare root trees.  They are much cheaper, easier to handle and establish well with less maintenance.  You get a much better root system.  Note that root defects in nursery produced trees particularly container trees, is a major reason why trees fail to mature.  Check into Wilmington, Delaware, Urban Forest Program https://www.wilmingtonde.gov/residents/urban-forestry-program <https://www.wilmingtonde.gov/residents/urban-forestry-program>  and the Delaware Horticultural Center.  See attached for a good discussion from the ACT on Bare root trees.    Good bare root nurseries: Brotzman’s Nursery https://brotzmansnursery.com <https://brotzmansnursery.com/> outside of Cleveland OH and also Schictels Nursery info at schichtels.com <mailto:info at schichtels.com> Springville NY. They will have catalogs.   I bet there are bare root nurseries or nurseries that will dig bare root in your area.

2. AVOID container grown trees at all cost!!


3.  Consider using Gravel Beds to prepare bare root trees for much better results.  Greater success and a the ability to plant bare root  in a very wide seasonal window well into summer.  The following link is a good reference. https://trees.umn.edu/learn-more/gravel-beds <https://trees.umn.edu/learn-more/gravel-beds>
Also since this resource was prepared many people have switched from gravel to arborist wood chips. Much cheaper and easier to work with.   Note that most of the large trees (up to 10” CLP) at the Toronto City Hall renovation were planted bare root and prepared in Gravel Beds

4.  Plant the smallest tree that fits the project requirements.

These ideas will dramatically reduce cost and increase the projects success and sustainability factors.

Jim Urban
jimtree123 at gmail.com <mailto:jimtree123 at gmail.com>

> On Apr 14, 2021, at 10:20 AM, Zoë Rabinovitch via CANUFNET <canufnet at list.web.net> wrote:
> 
> Hi,
>  
> I am a biology undergraduate student at McGill University, and I am working on a research project about the least costly ways to make cities green. The research is being conducted with a company called Eco2urb and I will add a link below if you are interested in checking it out. Currently we have access to three product catalogues of tree prices for the following three nurseries: Dutchmaster, Environs, Cramer. I've been trying to access large catalogues so that we can average out the prices to reflect realistic pricing. I've been contacting different nurseries, but I am hoping that someone here may have access to catalogues and can share them with me. If you do, please feel free to email me. 
> 
> https://www.eco2urb.com/index.html <https://www.eco2urb.com/index.html>
> 
> Thank you and I hope you have a great day! 
> 
> Best,
> Zoë 

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