This comprehensive volume is an up-to-date synthesis of the latest research devoted to planting urban trees. Anyone interested in planting trees - arborists, landscape professionals, students, researchers, and avid gardeners - will find this book to be an invaluable resource with an extensive reference list of scientific literature.

Designed to help readers understand and implement the appropriate practices vital to planting a tree, it offers guidance to improve success and establish healthy trees that will last a lifetime.