Tree planting and establishment

Tree planting can be an enjoyable way to enhance your property if it is done using the right techniques and materials. Here you will find the information you need for a successful planting and the long term health and vigor of your planted trees.

Tree Planting

Brush Management in Wisconsin
Produced by: University of Wisconsin Cooperative Extension
Publication number: AA-1
Keywords: mechanical, herbicides, cultural, application, woody plants, effectiveness

Care and Handling of Bare Root Seedlings
Produced by: WI Department of Natural Resources, 2006
Publication number: FR-279
Keywords: planting methods

Creating a Forest: A Step-by-Step Guide to Planting and Maintaining Trees
Produced by: WI Department of Natural Resources, 2008
Publication number: FR-426
Keywords
: planting, planning, stock, care of trees

Collecting and Planting Seeds of Cone-bearing Trees
Produced by: UWEX Cooperative Extension
Publication number: G1649
Keywords: pine, planting, seed

Direct Seeding of Hardwoods in Wisconsin

Produced by: WI Department of Natural Resources, 2004
Keywords: planting, seeds

Forest Tree and Shrub Seeds
Produced by: Virginia Tech
Publication number: VT-15
Keywords: marketing, harvesting, care, handling

Growing Wisconsin Trees From Seed
Produced by: UW-Madison Department of Forest Ecology and Management, 1993
Publication number: Forestry Fact 66
Keywords: planting, seed, collecting, storing

Herbicides for Forest Management
Produced by: WI Department of Natural Resources
Keywords: herbicide, weed control, forest management, planting

How to Build a Plastic Mesh Deer Exclusion Fence
Produced by: Purdue University
Publication number: FNR-486
Keywords: fencing, deer, exclusion, seedlings

How to Hire a Contractor for Land Management Activities
Produced by: UW-Extension and the Aldo Leopold Foundation, 2009
Publication number: Forestry Fact 105
Keywords: contractor, forester, logger, forest management, wildlife management, vegetation management, online resources, estate planning, consultant

Pine Plantation Management
Produced by: UWEX Cooperative Extension
Publication number: G1983
Keywords: planting, seedling, plantation, pine, silviculture, management

So What Should I Plant?
Produced by: WI Department of Natural Resources
Publication number: WM-223
Keywords: wildlife habitat, planting, management planning, fruit, nuts

Walnut Tips–Choosing the Right Seed for Your Woodland
Produced by: UW-Madison Department of Forest Ecology and Management, 1998
Publication number: Forestry Fact 90
Keywords: walnut, seed, planting

Walnut Tips–Soil and Site Selection
Produced by: UW-Madison Department of Forest Ecology and Management, 1992
Publication number: Forestry Fact 58
Keywords: walnut, planting, site selection

Windbreaks That Work
Produced by: WI Department of Natural Resources
Publication number: FR-70
Keywords: soil erosion, fields, wildllife

Wisconsin Nursery Directory: Retailers of Seedlings and Transplants of Common Forest Tree Species
Produced by: UW-Madison Department of Forest Ecology and Management, 2001
Publication number: Forestry Fact 14
Keywords: directory, seedling, planting, nursery

Wisconsin’s State Forest Nurseries
Produced by: WI Department of Natural Resources
Publication number: FR-042
Keywords: planting, nursery

Woody Cover for Wildlife
Produced by: WI Dept of Natural Resources, 2012
Publication number: FR-066
Keywords: wildlife habitat, tree planting, site preparation

Christmas Trees

Christmas Tree Shearing
Produced by: UWEX Cooperative Extension
Publication number: G3268
Keywords: Christmas tree

Species For Christmas Trees in the Lake States
Produced by: UW-Madison Department of Forest Ecology and Management, 1991
Publication number: Forestry Fact 55
Keywords: pine, Christmas tree, planting, evergreens

Walnut

Black Walnut
Produced by: Virginia Tech
Publication number: VT-3
Keywords: marketing, harvesting, storage, processing

Walnut Tips–Choosing the Right Seed for Your Woodland
Produced by: UW-Madison Dept of Forest Ecology and Management, 1998
Publication number: Forestry Fact 90
Keywords: walnut, seed, planting

Walnut Tips–Soil and Site Selection

Produced by: UW-Madison Dept of Forest Ecology and Management, 1992
Publication number: Forestry Fact 58
Keywords: walnut, planting, site selection

Walnut Tips–Top Pruning
Produced by: UW-Madison Dept of Forest Ecology and Management, 1990
Publication number: Forestry Fact 51
Keywords: walnut, pruning, forest operations

Collecting Seed

Collecting and Planting Seeds of Cone-bearing Trees
Produced by: UWEX Cooperative Extension
Publication number: G1649
Keywords: pine, planting, seed

Growing Wisconsin Trees From Seed
Produced by: UW-Madison Department of Forest Ecology and Management, 1993
Publication number: Forestry Fact 66
Keywords: planting, seed, collecting, storing

Walnut Tips–Choosing the Right Seed for Your Woodland
Produced by: UW-Madison Department of Forest Ecology and Management, 1998
Publication number: Forestry Fact 90
Keywords: walnut, seed, planting

Succession and Tolerance

Forest Succession
Produced by: UW-Madison Department of Forest Ecology and Management, 1996
Publication number: Forestry Fact 78
Keywords: old growth, succession, forest management, change, communities, associations

How Forest Trees Grow
Produced by: UWEX Cooperative Extension
Publication number: G3277
Keywords: forest management, tree, growth, height, diameter, roots, branches, reproduction, flowering, seed production

Tolerance of Tree Species
Produced by: UW-Madison Department of Forest Ecology and Management, 1996
Publication number: Forestry Fact 79
Keywords: definition, tolerance, silviculture, planting