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Tree Owner's Manual Table of Contents for the Northeastern And United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service Northeastern Area State and Private Forestry NA-FR-04-07 November 2008 TTreeree Owner’s Manual for the Northeastern and Midwestern United States www.treeownersmanual.info Tree Owner's Manual Table of Contents for the Northeastern and Midwestern United States Important Precautions ................................1 Model Information and Parts Diagram ........2 Deciduous Model..................................... .2 Authors: Evergreen Model...................................... 3 Jill R. Johnson, Forest Service Packaging ..................................................3 Roots .......................................................3 Gary R. Johnson, University of Minnesota Trunk and Branches .................................3 Maureen H. McDonough, Michigan State Pre-Installation (Preparing to Plant) ...........4 University Materials ................................................4 Lisa L. Burban, Forest Service Instructions .............................................4 Installation (Planting) .................................6 Janette K. Monear, Tree Trust Materials .................................................6 Instructions .............................................6 Illustrator: Maintenance Schedule ............................. 12 Maintenance Instructions ......................... 13 Jennifer Salveson Watering ................................................ 13 Installing a Trunk Guard ........................ 14 Technical Reviewers: Preventing and Correcting Katie Armstrong, Forest Service Encircling Roots .................................... 15 Mulching ............................................... 16 Bert Cregg, Michigan State University Fertilizing .............................................. 16 Paul Dykema, City of Lansing, MI Checking Tree Health ............................ 17 Dennis Fallon, Xcel Energy Checking Tree Safety ............................ 17 Pruning ................................................. 18 Danielle Fitzko, Vermont Dept. of Forests, Protecting Trees from Construction Parks, and Recreation Damage ................................................ 24 Justine Gartner, Missouri Dept. of Record of Tree Types and Locations ........ 26 Conservation Service and Repair ................................... 28 Sharon Lilly, International Society of How to Hire an Arborist ......................... 28 Arboriculture Record of Service.................................. 29 Troubleshooting ....................................... 30 Pam Louks, Indiana Dept. of Natural Other Sources of Help .............................. 31 Resources In the Event of an Emergency .................. 32 Rita McKenzie, Purdue University Removal and Disposal ............................. 33 Whole Tree ............................................ 33 Jill Pokorny, Forest Service Trimmings ............................................. 33 Bob Ricard, University of Connecticut Leaves .................................................. 33 Tom Wawra, Bachman’s Landscaping Buying a New Tree ................................... 34 Decide on the type of tree. .................... 34 Les Werner, University of Wisconsin- Select a high quality tree at the Stevens Point nursery. ................................................. 35 Paul Wierzbicki, Tree Trust Additional Sources of Information ............. 35 Transporting Your Tree................ Back cover Ron Zillmer, Mid-State Technical College Storing Your Tree Until Planting...Back cover Northeastern Area State and Private Forestry Forest Service U.S. Department of Agriculture 11 Campus Blvd., Suite 200 The use of trade or firm names in this Newtown Square, PA 19073 publication is for reader information and NA-FR-04-07 does not imply endorsement of the U.S. November 2008 Department of Agriculture of any product or www.na.fs.fed.us service. IMPORTANT PR E C A U T I O N S Important Precautions ................................1 Model Information and Parts Diagram ........2 WARNING: To reduce the risk of personal injury or permanent damage to your Deciduous Model..................................... .2 tree, read and follow these important precautions: Evergreen Model...................................... 3 Packaging ..................................................3 Roots .......................................................3 Do not dig until you are sure there are no buried utilities. Call the free Trunk and Branches .................................3 utility marking service at 1-888-258-0808 (p. 5). Pre-Installation (Preparing to Plant) ...........4 Materials ................................................4 Never prune trees or branches that are within 10 feet of utility lines; Instructions .............................................4 Installation (Planting) .................................6 contact your local utility company. Materials .................................................6 Instructions .............................................6 Keep lawn mowers and weed whips away from the base of your tree. Maintenance Schedule............................. 12 Maintenance Instructions ......................... 13 Do not tie string, ribbon, wire, or pet leashes around the trunk or Watering................................................ 13 branches. Installing a Trunk Guard ........................ 14 Preventing and Correcting Do not allow construction activities (digging, repaving, grading, building) Encircling Roots .................................... 15 Mulching ............................................... 16 within the Protected Root Zone (p. 24). Fertilizing .............................................. 16 Checking Tree Health............................ 17 Do not top your tree (p. 23). Checking Tree Safety............................ 17 Pruning ................................................. 18 When hiring an arborist, select someone who has general liability Protecting Trees from Construction insurance of at least $1 million per occurrence and $2 million aggregate Damage ................................................ 24 Record of Tree Types and Locations ........ 26 (p. 28). Service and Repair................................... 28 How to Hire an Arborist ......................... 28 Check with your city or town to see if there are laws regarding planting Record of Service.................................. 29 and pruning. Troubleshooting ....................................... 30 Other Sources of Help.............................. 31 If you cannot prune your tree with both feet on the ground, hire an In the Event of an Emergency .................. 32 Removal and Disposal ............................. 33 arborist (p. 28). Whole Tree............................................ 33 Trimmings ............................................. 33 Do not let children climb trees that have branches within 25 feet of a Leaves .................................................. 33 power line. Buying a New Tree................................... 34 Decide on the type of tree. .................... 34 Do not nail or screw anything into your tree. Select a high quality tree at the nursery. ................................................. 35 Additional Sources of Information............. 35 Transporting Your Tree................ Back cover Storing Your Tree Until Planting...Back cover These symbols are used throughout this manual: = Potential for personal injury or legal issues ! = Potential for permanent damage to tree > > > > > > > Save this manual for future reference. < < < < < < < Tree Owner’s Manual 1 MODEL IN F O R M A T I O N AND PARTS DIAGRAM Deciduous Model (loses leaves in the autumn) Central Leader* (one main branch that extends straight up from the trunk) Branches Branch Bark Crown Ridge (branches and leaves) ] Note: Trunk Flowers and fruit Collar vary by tree type in shape and time of appearance Dripline (line on the ground under Ground Trunk the outermost edge of a Surface Graft Union* tree's crown) Root Collar Roots *Not present on all trees 2 www.treeownersmanual.info Model Information and Parts Diagram Evergreen Model (keeps green leaves all year long) Crown Dripline (line on the ground under Ground the outermost edge of a tree's crown) Surface Root Collar Roots PA C K A G I N G Roots Trunk and Your tree has been packaged in one of Branches the following ways: Balled and burlapped Containerized Twine around branches Bare root Tag(s) (no soil or packaging) Trunk wrap Tree Owner’s Manual 3 PRE -INSTALLATION (PR E P A R I N G TO PLANT ) Materials Tape measure Phone Instructions Step 1: Check above ground. ! Your tree will grow. Do not plant your tree where it will interfere with buildings, overhead utility lines, pavement, or intersection sightlines as it gets bigger. Make sure your planting spot is at least. 3 feet from pavement or fencing on all sides 15 feet from buildings or other trees 25 feet from overhead electric wires, if your tree will grow taller than 30 feet. If your tree will grow taller than 30 feet, do not plant it within 25 feet of overhead electric wires. Trees over 30 feet > 25 feet from wires > 15 feet between trees > 15 feet from buildings > 3 feet from pavement 4 www.treeownersmanual.info Pre-Installation (Preparing to Plant) Step 2: Check below ground. Will Your Tree Become a "Public Tree," Under It’s the law to call (in most states). the Control of Your City or Town? Shocks can be deadly. Public trees are those located on municipal property or within At least 72 hours
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