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This web site is designed to help guide you through the process of
tree selection, and provide a list of possible trees for your project in the northeast United States, hardiness zones 2 - 7
(Click here if you live in zones 8 - 11). It is also designed to provide extensive cultural
and maintenance information, and many photographs. Several tools
listed on the left side of this screen are available to you now,
others are still under development. This information was assembled
through a grant from the USDA Forest Service Northeast Region in
cooperation with Rutgers University and University of Florida. The
principle authors of this system include Dr's. Ed Gilman and
Howard Beck, professors at University of Florida, and Dr. Jason Grabosky at Rutgers. Robin Morgan at the USDA Forest Service was
instrumental in executing the agreements that lead to completion
of this project. Using the Tree Selector
Important!
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The Tree Selector allows you to develop a list of trees. You develop the
list by choosing soil, site, and plant attributes. You can mark more
than one value of an attribute such as soil pH. This chooses trees that
can grow in soils with either one of the values of soil pH. On the other
hand, when you choose values for more than one attribute, such as acid
soil pH and tree height 25-50 feet, only trees with both attributes will
be listed. You may choose as many attributes as you like but remember
the list of matching trees diminishes as you pick more attributes. When
your plant list becomes very short or has no trees on it at all, start
over and choose fewer attributes.