Book Review
Landscape Tree Factsheets, 3rd Edition is full of color photos of various tree selections. Each tree highlighted has the cultivar and scientific name listed with a description of the mature size, plant parts and hardiness zone. Brief discussions of advantages and limitations of the selection, including whether appropriate for near utilities is included. The ‘Index of Tree Names and Characteristics’ allows quick lookup of trees that will fit a specific situation. The book is $30 from Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences and may be ordered by visiting http://pubs.cas.psu.edu/Pubs/agrs56.html.
Stopping by Woods On A Snowy Evening
Whose woods these are I think I know.
His house is in the village though;
He will not see me stopping here
To watch his woods fill up with snow.
My little horse must think it queer
To stop without a farmhouse near
Between the woods and frozen lake
The darkest evening of the year.
He gives his harness bells a shake
To ask if there is some mistake.
The only other sound's the sweep
Of easy wind and downy flake.
The woods are lovely, dark and deep.
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep.
-- Robert Frost
January 21
Soils, How it affects Trees Workshop, Southwest Research Center
Mount Vernon, MO Contact: Jon Skinner, (Jon.Skinner@mdc.mo.gov) 417-629-3423, registration limited, ISA CEU's: 2.5 Hours
January 24
TreeKeepers Class, Springfield Nature Center, Springfield, MO Contact: Ozark Greenways, 417-864-2015
February 4
Missouri Landscape and Nursery Association's 2004 Nuts & Bolts Short Course, Columbia, MO Contact: Tina Price, 573-882-4038, Muconf1@missouri.edu, www.mlna.org
February 11
ISA Certification Exam, Tulsa, OK Contact: ISA, 217-355-9411, www.isa-arbor.com, application deadline - January 26
February 11-13
MWISA Annual Conference, Tulsa, OK Contact: Joe Roberts (joeroberts@cityoftulsa.org), 918-596-7871
February 20-22
Springfield Lawn and Garden Show, Springfield, MO
February 25
Branching Out - Part III, Joplin, MO Contact:, Jon Skinner, (Jon.Skinner@mdc.mo.gov) 417-629-3423, registration limited, application deadline - February 11
March 2
The ABC's of Trees, Tree Selection & Planting workshop, Joplin, MO Contact: Jon Skinner, (Jon.Skinner@mdc.mo.gov) 417-629-3423, registration limited
March 2-5
Missouri Park & Recreation Association Annual Conference, Columbia, MO Contact: MPRA (info@mopark.org), 573-636-3828, www.mopark.org, Registration deadline - February 2
March 4-5
Missouri Community Forestry Conference Annual Conference, Columbia, MO Contact: Justine Gartner (Justine.Gartner@mdc.mo.gov), 573-751-4115 Ext. 3116, www.mocommunitytrees.com, Registration deadline - February 2
March 5
ISA Certification Exam, Columbia, MO Contact: ISA, 217-355-9411, www.isa-arbor.org, application deadline - February 19
March 9
Tree Selection & Planting workshop, Stockton, MO Contact:, Jon Skinner, (Jon.Skinner@mdc.mo.gov) 417-629-3423>
March 11
Insect and Disease workshop, Joplin, MO Contact: Jon Skinner, 417-629-3423, Jon.Skinner@mdc.mo.gov, registration limited, anticipated ISA CEU's: 4 Hours
March 25
Insect and Disease workshop, Lamar, MO Contact: Jon Skinner, 417-629-3423, Jon.Skinner@mdc.mo.gov
March 31
ISA Certification Exam, St. Charles, MO Contact: ISA, 217-355-9411, www.isa-arbor.org, application deadline - March 15
I frequently tramped eight or ten miles through the deepest snow to keep an appointment with a beech-tree, or a yellow birch, or an old acquaintance among the pines.
- Henry David Thoreau
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