YELLOWSTONE ARBORETUM
Billings, Montana @ ZooMontana
Spring Edition
ARBWORX - Taking Care of Your Trees
As part of the Yellowstone Arboretum's "Healthy Trees Initiative" we've collected some vital information for the care of your tree. Be sure to plant for the life of your tree. It takes a commitment on your part to practice proper selection, planting, watering and pruning. We hope the information and videos in this section will help make your tree a member of the family.
A healthy community forest begins with careful planning. With a little research and a simple layout, you can produce a landscape that will cool your home in summer and tame the winter winds. Your well-planned yard will contain trees that grow well in the soil and moisture of your neighborhood. Your trees will be properly placed to avoid collisions with power lines and buildings, and the aesthetics will increase your property value.
A proper landscape plan takes each tree into consideration:
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Height. Will the tree bump into anything when it is fully grown?
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Canopy spread. How wide will the tree grow?
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Is the tree deciduous or evergreen? (Will it lose its leaves in the winter?)
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Form or shape. A columnar tree will grow in less space. Round and V-Shaped species provide the most shade.
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Growth rate. How long will it take for your tree to reach its full height? Slow growing species typically live longer than fast growing species.
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Soil, sun, and moisture requirements.
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Fruit. No one wants messy droppings on busy sidewalks.
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Hardiness zone indicates the temperature extremes in which a tree can be expected to grow. Check with your community's tree board or forestry department or a local county cooperative extension agent for a list of trees suitable for planting in your specific hardiness zone.
ARBWORX - Current Volunteer Projects
Upon completion just click on sign-off form (above) and list project number and name as directed.
Note: Any branches removed can be stacked along pathways or service road out of visitors right of way
Questions? Call Scott at 860-3160 or e-mail at billingsbotanical@gmail.com
PZ1 - Bird Cherry (prune) Remove dead branches from European Bird Cherry located near plaza junction (first tree on right)
PZ2 - COMPLETE
PZ3 - Amur Chokecherry (remove dead branches) Prune out dead and non-productive branches (located on east hill of Sensory Garden)
CG1 - Hackberry (prune all dead branches from interior of tree to provide better air-flow (Laughery Memorial Tree)
CG2 - Viburnum removal (move Viburnum next to Norway Spruce) Move to specified location (see Scott M for details)
E1 - Nanking Cherry (prune) remove lower branches protruding from fence and clean out any non-productive branches (located on right side of Bald Eagle viewing area)
BM1 -COMPLETE
BM2 - COMPLETE
BM3 -COMPLETE
LX1 - COMPLETE
E2 -COMPLETE
E3 -COMPLETE
E4 - COMPLETE
LX2 - COMPLETE
W1 - COMPLETE
WV1 - Clean out (thin) Buckthorn saplings on west side of Wolverine building
WV2 - COMPLETE
TG1 - COMPLETE
TG2 - Upper Tiger Viewing area - Finish pruning and removing old branches from conifer trees on far west end
W2 - Remove old Honeysuckle trunk opposite Wolf Viewing ramp - Clean any old branches and grasses
W3 - North end Wolf Bridge - Prune and remove dead branches of existing Honeysuckle located on wood abutment
B1 - COMPLETE
B2 - Finish Caragana removal project across path from Bison (see Nancy W for details)
B3 - Bison ( Homestead Hill) Remove dead branches from Red Cedar tree and Austrian Pine
B4 - Bison (Homestead Hill) Remove dead Cotoneaster bushes from hill
H1 - Homestead (Prune Elderberry) located behind barn east side
H2 - East Corral - Thin all excess growth of roses and shrubs
H3 - Chicken Yard - Prune William Baffin roses - remove all excess growth on inside of fence
H4 - Koi pond Dogwoods - Coppice all dogwoods to matching heights (3.5 to 4 feet height)
SG1 - COMPLETE
SG2 - Repair mis-cut stubs /branches of Amur Chokecherry trees
SG3 - Prune interior branches of Yellowhorn tree
TREE CARE RESOURCES
from the Morton Arboretum
