Tree City USA Bulletins

Our Tree City USA Bulletins are an indispensable educational resource for community foresters, builders, community leaders, professionals, and homeowners.

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Get updated supplemental information for many of our brochures:

• 1 How to Prune Young Shade Trees
• 2 When a Storm Strikes
• 3 Resolving Tree–Sidewalk Conflicts
• 4 The Right Tree for the Right Place
• 5 Living With Urban Soils
• 6 How to Hire an Arborist
• 7 How to Save Trees During Construction
• 8 Don’t Top Trees
• 9 How to Write a Municipal Tree Ordinance
• 10 Plant Trees for America!
• 11 How to Prevent Tree & Sign Conflicts
• 12 What City Foresters Do
• 14 How To Kill A Tree
• 15 How to Recognize—and Prevent—Hazard Trees
• 16 How to Recycle Shade Tree Matrials
• 17 How to Landscape to Save Water.
• 18 Tree City USA Growth Award
• 19 How to Select and Plant a Tree
• 20 A Systematic Approach for Building With Trees
• 21 How Trees Can Save Energy
• 22 Tree City USA: Foundations for Better Tree Management
• 23 How to Conduct a Street Tree Inventory
• 24 Trees and Parking Lots
• 25 Tree Line USA
• 26 Understanding Landscape Cultivars
• 27 How to Manage Community Natural Areas
• 28 Placing a Value on Trees
• 29 How to Plan for Management
• 30 Ten Tree Myths to Think About
• 31 Tree Protection Ordinances
• 32 Let’s Stop Salt Damage
• 33 How to Interpret Trees
• 34 How to Fund Community Forestry
• 35 How to Protect Trees During Underground Work
• 38 The Way Trees Work—How to Help
• 40 Trees in the Riparian Zone
• 44 What Ails Your Tree?
• 45 Trees for Better Streets
• 51 Trees & Safety
• 52 Making Good Use of Small Spaces
• 53 What Tree Is That?—and Why?
• 54 How to Grow a Great Tree Board
• 55 How Trees Can Retain Stormwater Runoff
• 56 Help Stop Insect & Disease Invasions
• 57 Trees & Public Health
• 58 Community Engagement
• 59 Permaculture & the City
• 61 Trees and Green Space Make Economic Sense

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