Department of Horticulture, Department of Forestry, and
Department of Horticulture Clemson University
Download the Adobe Acrobat version of this
document.
A Video Series on Hazardous Tree Management
The city or park administrator is the ultimate decision maker on numerous
issues, including tree management. A new 12 minute video, Managing Trees
for Public Safety: the Administrator's Responsibility, designed to sensitize
administrators to the dangers that defective trees can pose to human life
and property, is now available. This video discusses how trees can become
defective and dangerous, how to minimize the risk of tree failure, and how
to manage trees to avoid development of dangerous defects in the future.
Landscape maintenance personnel, because of their frequent presence outdoors,
are in an excellent position to monitor trees for hazards. The goal of Managing
Trees for Public Safety: the Role of Landscape Maintenance Personnel, a 17 minute
video now available, is to teach groundskeepers, highway right-of-way workers,
and anyone else who works in urban landscapes to be on the look out for
defects in trees which could lead to failure. The video discusses how to
identify tree defects and their indicators, the influence of landscape maintenance
practices on trees, and what actions should be taken to reduce the risk
of tree failure.
Arborists should consider the hazard potential of each and every tree
they work with in the urban environment. Valuable lives, property, and trees
are at stake. Coming soon is a 30 minute video, Managing Trees for Public
Safety: an Arborist's Guide, which will give arborists and urban foresters
the tools they need to evaluate trees for hazard potential. This video will
cover tree inspection tools and procedures, tree defects and their indicators,
treatments for defective trees, and methods of prioritizing hazard abatement
work.
A Brochure on Solving Tree/Turfgrass Conflicts
Has the grass under the big shade tree in the front yard been slowly
thinning for several years? Are large surface roots of the tree creating
obstacles to mowing? Has the young tree you planted in your lawn not grown
much in five years? Are the trunks of your trees trunks badly damaged by
lawnmowers? All of these problems point to an incompatibility between trees
and turfgrass and a competition for scarce water, nutrient, and sunlight
resources. Request this brochure to learn why these conflicts arise and
how to overcome incompatability to achieve healthy, attractive trees and
turfgrass.
Last Updated 2/1/97
The mission of Clemson University's Department of Horticulture
is to promote personal and professional growth through the
discovery, communication, and application of horticultural
experiences, knowledge, and scholarship. Our work fosters
environmental stewardship while improving economic wellbeing,
health, and quality of life for all.
Department of Horticulture
E-143 Poole Agricultural Center
Box 340319
(Street Address: 50 Cherry Rd.)
Clemson University
Clemson, South Carolina 29634-0319
