Helpful Links

• Silvics of North America - The silvical characteristics of about 200 forest tree species and varieties are described on this famous site.




• Champion Trees - a listing and locations of champion trees in Wisconsin - take a special look at Quercus ellipsoidalis, it is our campus champion




• Dendrology at Virginia Tech - an excellent dendrology website




• Forestry Index: Tree ID




• The Ginkgo Pages - for the Ginkgo Cult members and its supporters




• New Tribe - a provider of tree climbing and recreation equipment




• Trees in the University of Delaware Botanical Gardens - a limited tree listing, but it includes pronunciations of their scientific names




• Tree Guide, Inc. - hosts a guide to North American trees




• University of Connecticut Plant Database - a vast plant listing with detailed comments, pictures, and a Plant Selector feature




• Forest and Tree Health Publications and Fact Sheets - provides free, online publications. Silvics of North America, How To publications, Pest Alerts, and more are all available on Adobe Acrobat files.




• Natural Resources Foundation of Wisconsin - a non-profit organization that supports programs through grants. See our grant towards the bottom of the page here.




• The American Chestnut Foundation - a research-oriented group that desires to bring back these majestic trees to the Eastern hardwood association.




• LanceRigging.com - Lance Wallace's website with information about his company and himself. Check out his treeboat breakfast-in-bed idea!




• Forestry Images - offered in connection with the USDA forest service, this website offers valuable diagnostic tools for recognizing any problems you may encounter.