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NEW!
Alternative Pest Management Fact Sheet Series. Information about insecticides, herbicides,
and fungicides that rely on less-toxic active ingredients than
conventional pesticides (click here
to enter).
Updated! Woody Plant Database. Search
for woody plants by name and retrieve a plethora of information
on appearance (including photos), site preference, insect/disease
problems, and where to find them on the Cornell campus (click
here
to enter). (Nina Bassuk)
Weed of the Month Fact Sheets. Learn about some common and invasive weeds of
the Northeast (click here to
enter). (Leslie Weston)
Deciduous Woody Groundcovers. A downloadable, 26-page guide describing low-growing
woody plants that provide attractive, protective cover for gardens,
slopes and difficult sites (click here
for pdf). (Nina Bassuk)
Groundcover site (perennials, fescues, and other grasses).
Includes link to Allstar Groundcovers. Click here
to enter. (Leslie Weston)
Trees in the Urban Landscape: Site
assessment, Design, and Installation.
2004. Peter Trowbridge and Nina Bassuk. 207 pages. John Wiley
and Sons, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey. (will
be available for purchase soon through Amazon.com or Barnes &
Noble)
Research vs. testimonials - a brief description of the importance of replicated
research for evaluating claims of product efficacy (PDF) (html) (P.A. Weston & J.G. Gruttadaurio)
Recommended Urban Trees - An online manual of trees recommended for
urban landscapes in the Northeast. Includes a wealth of information
on growth characteristics of recommended trees. Can be downloaded,
but purchasing it may be more practical (it's 133 pages!). Click
here
to view the online version (ordering information here). (N. Bassuk / Urban Horticulture Institute)
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