Arboriculture and Tree Care
Arboriculture is the cultivation, management, and study of individual trees, shrubs, vines, and other perennial woody plants.
An Urban Forestry Agent is available to provide educational programs on tree care and maintenance, and to serve as a source for urban tree information to commercial tree companies and to the residents of Duval County. To contact the Urban Forestry Agent send an e-mail to: lfigart@ufl.edu.
Helpful Links
- The City of Jacksonville's Urban Forestry Page
- A Great U-Tube on the Emerald Ash Borer
- The Limits of Treating Sick Trees
- Tree Owners Manual (Great Basic Information)
- Pruning Crape Myrtle
- New Fact Sheet on Tree Planting (1162 KB PDF)
- New Fact Sheet on Selecting Nursery Trees(999 KB PDF)
- University of Florida Tree Web Page
- University of Florida Urban Tree Selector (uses Adobe Flash)
- How To Hire an Arborist
- Find or Verify a Certified Arborist
- Florida Urban Forestry Council
- Calculate the Benefits Your Tree
- Tree Care Consumer Site
- 24 Ways to Kill a Tree (From Virginia Tech)
