eastern redcedar
Juniperus virginiana
Eastern redcedar or Virginia juniper is a useful tree that is often overlooked in our landscapes. An evergreen tree with a mature height of 40 to 50 feet and 8 to 25 feet wide. Excellent for visual screens, wildlife habitat, and wind protection, this durable specie will add year round diversity to your landscape. Female trees of the specie bear blue fruit adding color and wildlife food in the landscape. Multiple cultivars have been developed, but ‘Carnaertii’ is most common for it's open appearance.
Native Range:
Plant illustration by Dale Larison, Missouri Department of Conservation
Range map modified from USDA Forest Service Silvics of North America Web site - www.na.fs.fed.us/spfo/pubs
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Tree City USA: A Great Base for Tree Care
Proper tree care is essential to the quality of life we all expect. Trees provide multiple benefits of shade, increased property values, aesthetics, storm water reduction, cleaner air, and others. Assets provide benefits like these and justify investments in maintenance, protection, and increases in number.
Tree City USA recognizes communities that make investments in their trees. This includes a tree ordinance, tree board or department, two dollar per resident investment, and an Arbor Day Proclamation and recognition. Annually, the tree board or department will create and fulfill an annual management plan.
Missouri Community Forestry Council Annual Conference
March 4 & 5, 2004
Holiday Inn Select Executive Center, Columbia, Missouri
The Central Region has assembled a great program for the conference. I encourage everyone to take advantage of this opportunity to receive training and meet with others concerned about trees.
Don't think you can go because you are not a member of MCFC. Nonsense! Anyone interested in participating in the organization is welcome. Membership is determined by your interest and activity in MCFC. If all you can do is go to one regional meeting or the Annual Conference, that makes you a member. Thus you are wanted and welcome to come to Columbia.
Program
Kids and Trees: Green Spaces as Places to Grow - Dr. Andrea Faber Taylor, Human Environmental research Lab, Univ. Of Illinois.
Dr. Taylor will present the latest research on the benefits of urban forests to children.
Technology for Community Forestry Managers - Jill Mahon, USDA Forest Service
Ms. Mahon will share tools to help communicate information and resources to community forestry practitioners. This will include computer tools and personal digital assistants (PDA) to collect and manipulate information. The session will end with a hands-on demonstration of PDA technology.
Awards Luncheon
Award winners of the Missouri Arbor Award of Excellence and the Missouri Forestkeepers Network will be formally recognized.
Community Forestry Bus Tour
Part I - See cable and bracing techniques on the MU campus and tour the Anhueser Busch Natural Resources Building. Part II - See what is really going on under our feet. Explore tree roots with an air spade provided by Country Club Tree Service.
Are We Planting Trees Correctly? - Mark Young, Country Club Tree Service
Mr. Young will add to the discussion started with the air spade demonstration. He will identify ways to avoid future problems and sample tree planting contract specifications.
How to Successfully Plant Bare Root Seedlings - Greg Hoss, Forest Nursery Supervisor, George O. White Nursery, MDC and Dr. Chris Starbuck, Professor, UM
Mr. Hoss and Dr. Starbuck will discuss planting methods for seedlings in urban settings.
International Society of Arboriculture Certified Arborist Exam
Individuals enrolled to take the exam will have the opportunity at the MDC Resource Science Center in Columbia.
The registration form is available from the MCFC web site (www.mocommunitytrees.com). Registration is $75 when submitted by the postmark deadline of Feb. 2, 2004, $90 after Feb. 2, and $100 at the door. The Holiday Inn Select Executive Center can be reached by calling 1-573-445-8531. The group rate (code: MPRA) is $99 per night until Feb. 2.
If you have questions about the MCFC Annual Conference, contact Justine Gartner (Justine.Gartner@mdc.mo.gov) at 573-751-4115 Ext. 3116.