{"id":7231,"date":"2016-09-16T10:14:53","date_gmt":"2016-09-16T10:14:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/?p=7231"},"modified":"2025-07-30T10:00:55","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T14:00:55","slug":"new-publication-tree-selection-for-the-un-natural-environment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/new-publication-tree-selection-for-the-un-natural-environment\/","title":{"rendered":"New Publication: Tree Selection for the &#8220;Un-natural&#8221; Environment"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-33702\" src=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/tree-selection-pub-483x500.png\" alt=\"Lindsey Purcell with a potted tree\" width=\"230\" height=\"238\" data-warning=\"Missing alt text\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/tree-selection-pub-483x500.png 483w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/tree-selection-pub-250x259.png 250w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/tree-selection-pub.png 592w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 230px) 100vw, 230px\" \/><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">It&#8217;s a tough neighborhood for trees in the built environment. It is an ecosystem unlike any other, because it is dynamic, fragmented, high-pressure, and constantly under siege. There are continual\u00a0extremes and challenges in this &#8220;un-natural&#8221; area as opposed to the environment in a more natural woodland. It&#8217;s a place where trees die young, without proper selection, planting, and care. Successful tree selection requires us to think backwards\u2014beginning with the end in mind\u2014 to get the right tree in the right place&#8230;in the right way. This publication, <a href=\"https:\/\/mdc.itap.purdue.edu\/item.asp?Item_Number=FNR-531-W\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tree Selection for the &#8220;Un-natural&#8221; Environment<\/a>, takes a look at some important components of the decision-making process for tree selection. There is both a publication and a video resource on this topic, both of which can be found below.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">The video can be watched here:<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=iIaYvtqY7-I\">Planting Your Tree Part 1: Choosing Your Tree<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>Resources:<br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.edustore.purdue.edu\/item.asp?Item_Number=FNR-531-W\">Tree Selection for the &#8220;Un-natural&#8221; Environment<\/a>, The Education Store, Purdue Extension&#8217;s resource center<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.edustore.purdue.edu\/item.asp?Item_Number=FNR-433-W\">Tree Installation: Process and Practices<\/a>, The Education Store<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.edustore.purdue.edu\/item.asp?Item_Number=FNR-433-W\">Construction and Trees: Guidelines for Protection<\/a>, The Education Store<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.edustore.purdue.edu\/item.asp?Item_Number=FNR-221\">Diseases in Hardwood Tree Plantings<\/a>, The Education Store<\/p>\n<div class=\"wrapperSticky\">\n<div class=\"wrapper group\">\n<div id=\"pageContentCon\" class=\"full group\">\n<div id=\"contentArea\" class=\"group\">\n<div id=\"mainContent\" class=\"group\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Purdue Extension &#8211; Forestry and Natural Resources<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s a tough neighborhood for trees in the built environment. It is an ecosystem unlike any other, because it is dynamic, fragmented, high-pressure, and constantly under siege. There are continual\u00a0extremes and challenges in this &#8220;un-natural&#8221; area as opposed to the environment in a more natural woodland. It&#8217;s a place where trees die young, without proper [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[42,80,45,53],"tags":[349,1564,248,1732,71],"class_list":["post-7231","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-forestry","category-trees","category-howto","category-urbanforestry","tag-planting","tag-purdue-extension-forestry-and-natural-resources","tag-tree-selection","tag-unnatural-environment","tag-urban-forestry","audience-for-enthusiasts","audience-for-homeowners","audience-for-landowners"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7231","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7231"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7231\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33704,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7231\/revisions\/33704"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7231"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7231"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7231"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}