Tree Links & Resources
Instructional Videos
Proper Mulching with Kasey Krouse
Kasey Krouse and Lee Rumble show us how to plant ball and burlap trees.
How to successfully plant trees on a slope.
Kasey Krouse shows us how to plant a root bound tree.
Ask an Arborist: The Rules of Pruning
Tree Identificatoan
Tree ID 101
Inspired to make the use of your suburban yard space? This video looks at how to plant multiple trees in the space normally occupied by a single fruit tree.
Join David George Haskell, Judith Foster and Jeff Perrin as they discuss the emotional, spiritual, and physical interconnections between trees and humans..
Call of the Forest
Local Sources for Native Plants
Instructional Links
Volcano Mulching Kills Trees.
Helpful Links
Landscaping with Native Plants
**Native Trees & Plants of Knoxville**
TN Urban Riparian Buffer Handbook (PDF)
** Homeowners Invasive Plant Primer**
Arboreta Accreditation Programs
For Teachers: Educational Resources
TN State Tree Nursery-Order Seedlings
Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health
How to Plant a Tree PDF (Spanish)
A Field Guide for the Identification of Invasive Plants in Southern Forests
Knoxville’s Tree IKnoxville Tree KeeperPlanting and Care
Tennessee’s Landmark, Historic & Heritage Tree Registry
Tree Identification Field Guide
Urban & Community Forestry Program
Instructional Handouts
Planting Bareroot Seedlings (google doc)
Champion Trees
TreeKeeper Inventory purple stars indicate notable trees
Knox County Champion Trees (pdf)
Research Links
Books & Other Resources
The Overstory by Richard Powers
The Songs of Trees by David George Haskell
Manual of Woody Landscape Plants Their Identification, Ornamental Characteristics, Culture, Propogation and Uses by Michael Dirr
The Geography of Nowhere: The Rise and Decline of America’s Man-Made Landscape by James Howard Kunstler
Bringing Nature Home by Doug Tallamy
The Southeast Native Plant Primer - by Larry Mellichamp & Paula Gross
Native Plants of the Southeast: A Comprehensive Guide to the Best 460 Species for the Garden by Larry Mellichamp
Tree Finder: A Manual for the Identification of Trees by their Leaves by May Theilgaard Watts
The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate―Discoveries from A Secret World by Peter Wohlleben
An Illustrated Guide to Pruning by Edward Gilman
The Nature Fix by Florence Williams