Master Gardener Training: Woody Ornamentals
by Mike Maddox
 The
following is material I use in the Woody Ornamental portion of
Wisconsin Master Gardener training.
This material is made
available as a service to the Master Gardeners who completed that
portion of training.
The content of these
programs has been compiled from the work of several sources; because
of that, I am unable to share these presentations beyond what
I do on this site.
Presentations
Master Gardener Training: When to Worry (19 pages 3.6MB)
Master
Gardener Training: Woody Ornamentals-- Planting
Master
Gardener Training: Woody Ornamentals-- Pruning
 Referred
links
University
of Wisconsin - Landscape Plants of the Upper Midwest
University
of Wisconsin - Urban Horticulture Landscape Publications
University
of Minnesota - A Practioner's Guide to Stem Girdling Roots
University
of Minnesota - Pruning Trees and Shrubs
Morton
Arboretum - Tree Roots in Urban Landscapes
Wisconsin
Woodland Assistance
Urban
Tree Risk Management
National
Arbor Day Foundation
Tree
Care Industry Magazine
International
Society of Arboriculture (ISA)
TREESAREGOOD.com
Treelink:
The Benefits of Trees
Human-Environment
Research Laboratory
Human
Dimension of Urban Forestry and Urban Greening
WDNR
Urban and Community Forestry Publications
WDNR New Tree Planting (2 pages 256 KB)
WDNR Tree Pruning (2 pages 1.6 KB)
Forestry
Facts: Growing Wisconsin Trees from Seed (5 pages 169KB)
Reference books
The following information
is provided as a service to Master Gardeners and is not intended
to be a promotion of the materials listed (or a critique against
materials not listed).
- Manual of Woody Landscape Plants: Their Identification,
Ornamental Characteristics, Culture, Propagation and Uses
by Michael A. Dirr
- Pruning & Training (American Horticultural Society
Practical Guides) by Christopher Brickell, David Joyce
STAFF
If you have
any questions regarding Horticulture in Rock County, please contact:
 Mike
Maddox
ISA Certified Arborist
Horticulture Educator
Rock County UW-Extension
at Rotary Gardens
1455 Palmer Drive
Janesville, WI 53545
Phone: 608-752-3885 x17
Email: mike.maddox@ces.uwex.edu
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