Urban Forest Initiative

Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment

Tree Talk

An archive of urban forestry articles written by professionals and enthusiasts within the Kentucky tree community

Tree Talk is a seasonally-relevant series of articles submitted by authors around the Bluegrass Region. The various topics are all connected to urban forestry in some way, and written by a group of knowledgable and passionate tree-(among other awesome things)-people. Find something of interest in each of the articles below.

Tree Talk by Category

Wildlife Connections: Moths and Butterflies

Wildlife Connections: Neotropical Birds

Wildlife Connections: Leaf Habitat

Wildlife Connections: Trees for Bees

Wildlife Connections: Tree Habitat

Wildlife Connections: Tree Climbing Birds

Tree Cavities are for the Birds

Featured Native Plant: Trumpet Honeysuckle

Featured Native Plant: Yellowwood

Featured Native Plant: Carolina Allspice

Native Tree Picks

Native Tree Picks (Fall 2017)

Fall is for Planting!

Tree Care: The Planting Hole

Tree Care: Mulching

What is your Tree Worth?

10 Common Plants to Avoid (and some alternatives) In Kentucky

Dendrophobia - The Fear of Trees

Economic Botany & Cultural History: American elm

Economic Botany & Cultural History: Sycamore

Economic Botany & Cultural History: Northern red oak

Dawn Redwood: 20th Century Botanical Discovery

A good spring for aphids

Plant Health: Anthracnose

Skimpy Spruce - Defoliation from the Bottom Up

There's a Fungus Among Us

Plant Health: Landscape Sanitation

Arthropod Gall Makers - Cell Pirates

Plant Health: Dogwood Powdery Mildew

Invasive Species: Good News on the EAB Front!

Tree Health: Tuliptree Scale

Invasive Species: Understanding the Characteristics

Green Roofs in Central KY

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