Enhancing Tree Health in Water Sensitive Urban Design: Role of Mycorrhizae
2018, Brandon Kyle Winfrey, PhD, Monash University In cities, paved roads and buildings prevent the course that rainfall would naturally
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A Three Pronged Approach to understanding the defensive mechanisms in Green Ash (Fraxinus, pennsylvanica) resistant to EAB (Agrilus planipennis)
2018, Jeanne Romero-Severson, PhD, University of Notre Dame Emerald ash borer (EAB, Agrilus planipennis), an accidentally introduced Asian beetle, poses
Read moreUtilizing biochar to improve community tree vault soils and tree health and to reduce watershed contamination
2021, Rebecca Brianne Abney, PhD, University of Georgia (UGA) Research Foundation, Inc., Co-PI Julia Holly Campbell The goal of this
Read moreLong term effects of electrical right-of-way vegetation management on floral and faunal communities
2021, Carolyn G. Mahan, PhD, Pennsylvania State University I propose to continue, replicate, and expand the research and outreach efforts
Read moreTree Health Implications of Long-term Strategies to Treat Emerald Ash Borer: Long-term Effects on Tree Injections and Tree Tissue
2021, Richard J. Hauer, PhD, University of WI-Stevens Point, Co-PIs Dr. Andrew Koeser, Mr. Randy Krouse, Dr. Jake Miesbauer This
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2021, Jose Delpiano, PhD, University of the Andes, Co-PIs Dr. Mauricio Ponce, Dr. Jose Saavedra, Dr. Matias Recabarren There are
Read moreOptimizing tree responses to root pruning in mature trees
2021, Justin Morgenroth, PhD, The University of Canterbury, Co-PI Andrew R. Benson, PhD Roots are important tree structures and have
Read moreCharacterizing the Risk of Electrical Contact to Arborists
2021 John W. Goodfellow, BioCompliance Consulting, Inc, Co-PI John Ball, PhD Electrical contact has been among the most common cause
Read moreIdentifying social barriers to equitable tree planting and quantifying potential benefits to overcoming them
2021 Lindsay Darling, The Morton Arboretum, Co-PIs Dr. Brady Hardiman, Dr. Zhao Ma, Lydia Scott Trees are vital to the
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September 2021 News from TREE Fund
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Analysing timing and causes of individual tree loss after land development: Insights for urban forest management
2020| Susan D. Day, PhD, University of British Columbia Land development, whether it be infill or sprawl, is one of
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Did Armillaria pathogens track their hosts in the National Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe?
2020| Luke Jimu, PhD, Bindura University of Science Education, Zimbabwe The Kimmel International Grant will be used to provide information
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Enhancing collaboration amongst urban forest stakeholders – An assessment of natural hazard risk perceptions in relation to the services and disservices of city trees
2020| Mysha Clarke, PhD, University of Florida, Co-PIs Lara Roman, PhD, USDA Forest Service, Tenley Conway, PhD, University of Toronto-Mississauga,
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Tree caused outages and relationship to stream and soil type
2020 Gregory Dahle, PhD, West Virginia University We are concerned about the thousands of power outages caused by trees falling
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April 2021 News from TREE Fund
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Impact of container type, substrate, and volumetric water content during transplant of bare root Cornus florida during production
2020 Amanda Bayer, PhD, University of Massachusetts-Amherst The success of urban and landscape trees starts with production practices. There are
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March 2021 News from TREE Fund
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Utility Arborist Research Fund Grant Program: Application Period Open
The TREE Fund and Utility Arborist Association (UAA) established the Utility Arborist Research Fund (UARF) in 2010 to finance work
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Hyland R. Johns Grant Program: Application Period Open
Established in 1995 to honor one of the leaders in the arboriculture industry and a founder of the ISA Research
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Evaluation of load distribution in removal operations: a comparison of techniques and equipment
2019, Matt Follett, Co-PIs Bastien Lecigne PhD, Andreas Detter, Christian Messier PhD, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) Recent advances
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Comparing Integrated Vegetation Management Treatment Options of Powerline Rights-of-Ways: Effects on Plant Communities and Wildlife Diversity: Phase Two
2019, Claudia Luke, Co-PI Christopher M. Halle, Sonoma State University Through a grant provided by TREE Fund to Sonoma State
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Development of a Regional Research Approach to Modeling Tree Failure Risk Probability Affecting Distribution Overhead Lines
2019, Gregory A. Dahle, PhD, Co-PIs Rick P. Voland, Ph.D., Ryan R. Brockbank, Paul J. Appelt, Environmental Consultants, LLC d.b.a.
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Engaging underserved populations in community tree management activities
2019, Jason S. Gordon, PhD, Co-PIs Holly Campbell, Tawana Mattox, PhD, John Schelhas, PhD, Rodney Walters, University of Georgia Research
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Contributing for a breathable future: Characterizing the efficiency of local tree species for controlling particulate matter in Faisalabad district
2019, Fahad Rasheed, PhD, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan Recently, particulate matter (PM) has raised serious health concerns in the
Read moreAdvancing non-invasive tree root detection by creating a training data set of GPR tree root signatures
2019, Andrew Millward, PhD, Co-PIs Mr. Justin Miron, Mr. Nikesh Bhagat, Ryerson University To ensure the protection of existing trees,
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