{"title":"A Survey to Determine the Leaf Nitrogen Concentrations of 25 Landscape Tree Species","authors":"E. Perry, G. Hickman","doi":"10.48044/jauf.2001.017","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.48044/jauf.2001.017","url":null,"abstract":"A survey was conducted to determine the concentrations of leaf nitrogen in 25 landscape tree species. Leaf samples were taken from mature, healthy trees in the landscape and analyzed for percent (total) nitrogen. Concentrations ranged from 1.0% (dry weight basis) for deodar cedar (Cedrus deodara) and Southern magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora) to 3.6% for white mulberry (Moms alba). The leaf nitrogen levels determined by the current study were compared to two other published surveys. From a practical standpoint, the list of tree species and their corresponding minimum leaf nitrogen values from visually healthy trees will allow arborists and landscape maintenance professionals to more effectively use leaf analysis for diagnosing nitrogen deficiency. The information can also be used for designing fertilizer programs, much as critical leaf nutrient level guides are currently used in the fruit and nut tree industries.","PeriodicalId":373407,"journal":{"name":"Arboriculture & Urban Forestry","volume":"41 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2001-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130563725","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Anne Buckelew Cumming, Michael F. Galvin, R. Rabaglia, J. Cumming, D. Twardus
{"title":"Forest Health Monitoring Protocol Applied to Roadside Trees in Maryland","authors":"Anne Buckelew Cumming, Michael F. Galvin, R. Rabaglia, J. Cumming, D. Twardus","doi":"10.48044/jauf.2001.015","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.48044/jauf.2001.015","url":null,"abstract":"The Maryland Roadside Tree Law places trees in all public road rights-of-way in the State of Maryland, U.S., under the jurisdiction of the Maryland Department of Natural Resources-Forest Service. Passed in 1914, this law is one of the oldest tree conservation laws in the United States. However, little statistical data have ever been generated related to Maryland's roadside trees. This paper provides a methodology for assessing the condition of roadside trees by combining GIS tools, rights-of-way definitions, and components of a national forest health monitoring program. The assessment of roadside trees was carried out in six of Maryland's most urbanized jurisdictions. Results indicate that 14% of Maryland's roadsides are tree lined and that the trees are in good health based on crown and damage indicators collected. Shannon-Weaver index and importance values were calculated to describe species diversity. Views on the efficacy of the law in protecting roadside trees in light of the findings, and the findings themselves, are discussed.","PeriodicalId":373407,"journal":{"name":"Arboriculture & Urban Forestry","volume":"21 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2001-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125089795","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Measuring Soil Compaction on Construction Sites: A Review of Surface Nuclear Gauges and Penetrometers","authors":"Penetrometers B. Randrup, J. Lichter","doi":"10.48044/jauf.2001.013","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.48044/jauf.2001.013","url":null,"abstract":"This paper reviews two techniques of determining soil compaction on construction sites. The surface nuclear gauge is found suitable for measuring soil compaction in soils with less than 5% organic matter by weight and at a depth of no more than 0.15 m (6 in.). Penetrometer readings are often unreliable on compacted soils, as well as in dry and stony soil conditions. Therefore, the penetrometer is rarely a valuable device on construction sites as a definitive measurement instrument, but it may be useful as an indicator of compacted areas. Recommendations to measure soil compaction on construction sites are given.","PeriodicalId":373407,"journal":{"name":"Arboriculture & Urban Forestry","volume":"120 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2001-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124145006","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Using Qualitative Data Collection Methods when Planning for Community Forests","authors":"W. Elmendorf","doi":"10.48044/jauf.2001.016","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.48044/jauf.2001.016","url":null,"abstract":"When gathering information and planning for community forest policies and programs, planners, municipal foresters, and arborists can find it difficult to identify, involve, and listen to all persons important and affected. Accordingly, the concerns, beliefs, attitudes, and behaviors of some people continue to be misstated, unknown, and ignored. Furthermore, some people continue to be excluded in information gathering and planning either by design or lack of effort, which can lead to poor information and planning, increased conflict and cost of conflict, poor collaboration, and increased mistrust and apathy. Use of key informant interviews, focus groups, and visual techniques such as stakeholder mapping, vision galleries, and sacred place mapping can help planners, municipal foresters, and arborists to better develop mail and telephone surveys. These methods can also be used to gather information about people's opinions and attitudes, help identify and include both insiders and outsiders in the community forest planning process, and help reduce conflict.","PeriodicalId":373407,"journal":{"name":"Arboriculture & Urban Forestry","volume":"238 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2001-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116051454","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Effect of Basement Sump Pump Effluent on the Growth and Physiology of Urban Black Ash and Green Ash Ornamental Trees","authors":"C. Lait, S. Saelim, J. Zwiazek, Yao Zheng","doi":"10.48044/jauf.2001.009","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.48044/jauf.2001.009","url":null,"abstract":"The effect of basement sump pump effluent discharge in proximity to boulevards and ornamental trees was studied at several sites near Edmonton, Alberta, Canada throughout the summer of 1996. The growth, leaf petiole water potentials, and gas exchange of black ash (Fraxinus nigra) and green ash (F. pennsylvanica) trees were measured at sites with and without nearby sump pump effluent discharge. Black ash trees had higher mortality, altered water relations, and significantly lower caliper increase at the site with sump pump effluent discharge compared to trees at the site without effluent discharge. Green ash trees situated away from sump pump effluent discharge had significantly greater caliper increase than trees situated near effluent discharge. Furthermore, salt injury symptoms were observed on both species of trees located at sites with nearby effluent discharge. Our results demonstrate the importance of monitoring sump pump effluent discharge and its effects on boulevard ornamental trees in areas where soils are poorly drained or contain high levels of salts. It is recommended that basement sump pump effluent discharge hoses should be positioned away from boulevards and ornamental trees.","PeriodicalId":373407,"journal":{"name":"Arboriculture & Urban Forestry","volume":"785 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2001-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122999847","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Biology and Management of the Horned Oak Gall Wasp on Pin Oak","authors":"E. Eliason, D. Potter","doi":"10.48044/jauf.2001.012","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.48044/jauf.2001.012","url":null,"abstract":"The horned oak gall wasp (Callirhytis cornigera) induces large, woody galls on twigs of oak; these galls can disfigure trees and result in extensive branch dieback. This paper reviews our recent research on the pest's biology and management on cultivated pin oaks (Quercus palustris) in Lexington, Kentucky, U.S., especially aspects that are of greatest relevance to tree care professionals. The gall wasp has alternating agamic (all female) and sexual generations that develop, respectively, in multi-chambered twig galls and single-chambered leaf galls along veins. Wasp development required about 33 months in twig galls and about 3 months in leaf galls. The number of gall wasps developing within twig galls ranged from 1 to 160, and was dependent on gall size. Numerous other insects, including parasitoids and inquilines, were found within the galls. Natural enemies accounted for high mortality of C. cornigera, especially in the leaf-galling generation where 70% to 80% of the larvae were parasitized. The dogwood borer (Synanthedon scitula) infested about 15% of the succulent 2- to 3- year-old twig galls. Adult S. scitula moths had a similar, bimodal emergence period regardless of whether they originated from dogwoods or horned oak galls. Insecticidal controls targeting the leaf galling stage of C. cornigera killed the pest, but also its parasitoids. Therefore, no reduction in the number of twig stem galls was achieved. Difficulties in managing this pest in outbreak situations are discussed.","PeriodicalId":373407,"journal":{"name":"Arboriculture & Urban Forestry","volume":"17 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2001-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126138932","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Comparing Formulae that Assess Strength Loss Due to Decay in Trees","authors":"B. Kane, Dennis Ryan, David V. Bloniarz","doi":"10.48044/jauf.2001.010","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.48044/jauf.2001.010","url":null,"abstract":"Hazard trees are a concern for anyone who manages trees in a landscape setting, including arborists, urban foresters, and grounds managers. Through research, experience, observation, and common sense, arborists and urban foresters have identified many risk factors that predispose trees to failure. They have also developed thresholds to help determine the degree of hazard and whether a tree is in imminent danger of failing or needs annual (or more frequent) inspections. Two critical factors are involved in strength loss assessment in tree stems with defects. First, it is important to know how much strength is lost due to a defect such as a hollow or cavity. Second, the load required to cause failure needs to be considered since the wood of some trees is inherently stronger than others. Research currently underway at the University of Massachusetts, U.S., intends to test the strength loss due to decay in tree stems. Eventually, once the methodology has been refined, other tree structural defects will also be tested. A need for such research exists because hazard trees pose an important liability issue and because relatively little quantitative testing has been done to establish thresholds to classify trees as hazardous.","PeriodicalId":373407,"journal":{"name":"Arboriculture & Urban Forestry","volume":"95 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2001-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130329459","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Influence of Waterlogging on the Establishment of Four Australian Landscape Trees","authors":"Karen D. Smith, P. May, G. Moore","doi":"10.48044/jauf.2001.007","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.48044/jauf.2001.007","url":null,"abstract":"An experiment was conducted to test the ability of recently planted trees to grow new roots under waterlogged conditions and to recover from waterlogging. Corymbia maculata (spotted gum, syn. Eucalyptus maculata), Lophostemon conjertus (brush box), Platanus orientalis (oriental plane), and Platanus x acerifolia (London plane) were subjected to a period of waterlogging and then to a recovery phase after waterlogging had ceased. Root length was measured at the end of both the waterlogging and recovery phases. The species were found to vary considerably in their ability to tolerate and recover from a period of waterlogging. Waterlogging suppressed root and shoot growth in all experimental species. Young spotted gum and oriental plane were able to initiate new roots under waterlogged conditions but London plane and brush box were not.","PeriodicalId":373407,"journal":{"name":"Arboriculture & Urban Forestry","volume":"28 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2001-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121644764","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Four-Year Evaluation of Five Cultivars of Pyrus Calleryana","authors":"J. Kuser, Gary G. W. Robinson, N. Polanin","doi":"10.48044/jauf.2001.011","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.48044/jauf.2001.011","url":null,"abstract":"In November 1995, five cultivars of Callery pear (Pyrus calleryana: 'Aristocrat', 'Capital', 'Chanticleer', 'Redspire', and 'Whitehouse') were planted within parkinglot traffic islands at Livingston College, a Piscataway campus of Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, U.S. During the next four years, the trees were observed each spring from bud break to flowering, and again each fall. Measurements of growth patterns as well as observational attributes of the cultivars were recorded. 'Aristocrat' flushed growth a few days earlier than the others, occasionally suffering frost damage to flowers. Its vertical growth was slower when compared to the other cultivars, with a wider branch angle, a distinctly lower, broader crown, and a deep purple-red fall color in contrast to the orange-reds of the other cultivars. 'Aristocrat' was the only cultivar in the study to display branch angle attachments necessary for storm resistance and growth success. 'Chanticleer' grew the fastest of the five and had the narrowest branch angles. 'Redspire' was intermediate in growth, somewhat open, with fairly narrow branch angles. 'Capital' and 'Whitehouse' were comparatively dense and heavy blooming; it was difficult to distinguish between them.","PeriodicalId":373407,"journal":{"name":"Arboriculture & Urban Forestry","volume":"10 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2001-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125336963","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Carbon Storage by Utility-Compatible Trees","authors":"Andra D. Johnson, H. Gerhold","doi":"10.48044/jauf.2001.008","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.48044/jauf.2001.008","url":null,"abstract":"Urban trees can favorably affect factors underlying global warming by storing carbon and by reducing energy needed for cooling and heating buildings. To estimate the amount of carbon stored by smaller types of urban trees, excluding leaves and roots, standardized measurements were taken to determine wood density, wood volume, and dry weight of selected samples of Amelanchier, Malus, Pyrus calleryana, and Syringa reticulata cultivars. Wood density as defined by specific weight ranged from 0.53 to 0.64 g/cm3 for all genera. Densities at two upper trunk positions were significantly different from those at the base. The wood density of Syringa reticulata was significantly less than the other genera. Regression analyses of wood weight based on height and diameter of trees up to 12 cm (4.7 in.) dbh indicated a linear relationship in Amelanchier, but curvilinear (not linear) equations explained more of the variation in Malus and Pyrus. Smaller trees, those 2.3 to 4.9 cm dbh, typically stored between 2.1 and 2.3 kg of carbon in trunks and branches; trees between 5.0 and 7.9 cm stored between 8.4 and 15.1 kg, and trees larger than 8.0 cm up to 11.7 cm stored between 24.5 and 37.5 kg of carbon. The narrow-crowned Pyrus calleryana 'Capital' stored considerably lower amounts of carbon than the other Pyrus calleryana cultivars. These estimates may be increased by 22% to add carbon stored in roots, according to other studies.","PeriodicalId":373407,"journal":{"name":"Arboriculture & Urban Forestry","volume":"3 2 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2001-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131605916","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}