Community Forestry Publications

The Kansas Forest Service has publications on various forestry and fire management topics.  Most publications are available in Adobe Acrobat PDF format.  If you wish, you may have these files converted to HTML by visiting Access Adobe.

Kansas Forest Service Publications:

• 2009 Tree City USA Recognition Booklet, 2.3MB
• Tree City USA Program in Kansas, 549KB
  Information on the Tree City USA Program in the state of Kansas.
• Community Forestry Organizations and Contacts, 63KB
  List of Community Forestry Professional and Volunteer Contacts.
• Out on a Limb, 244KB
• Out on a Limb Issue 2, 206KB
• South Central Preferred Trees, 241KB
• Southwest Preferred Trees, 227KB
• Northeast Preferred Trees, 259KB

Kansas State University Publications:

• All About Pruning,C550, 757KB
  Correct pruning is as important for the long life of a tree as is disease and insect control. Most of the pruning and tree training operation can be done by homeowners...
• Fertilizing Trees in the Landscape, MF2707, 76KB
  Shade and ornamental trees and shrubs often benefit from added fertilizer.  Fertilization can result in more rapid growth; faster recovery ...
• Handling and Planting Container Grown Trees, MF1119, 70KB
  While many experienced landscape professionals prefer field-grown balled and bur lapped trees for landscape plantings, the nursery industry is producing greater numbers of container-grown ...
• Iron Chlorosis in Trees, MF718, 17KB
  Iron chlorosis occurs when iron in the soil is either deficient or unavailable to the tree.  Several species of ornamental and forest trees in Kansas suffer ...
• Selecting and Planting a Tree, L870, 120KB
  When choosing trees at the nursery be sure to select a high quality product.  This illustration identifies most points to look for in a dormant specimen tree 5 feet or more in height.
• Staking and Guying Landscape Trees, MF1120, 51K
  Staking or guying landscape trees on exposed sites can be an important ingredient to tree planting success in the Great Plains.  While current research seems to suggest that such practices ...
• Trees and Shrubs for Difficult Sites, MF2205, 39KB
  Lists of trees and shrubs for dry and wet locations.
• Trees and Shrubs that Attract Songbirds and Wildlife, L845, 42KB
  Lists of trees and shrubs that attract wildlife.  Provides information on the quality and season of food, cover and nesting quality, Plant range, and habitat, and some general remarks about the  plant.
• Urban and Community Forestry Program, L797, 399KB
  The purpose of the Urban and Community Forest Program in Kansas is to provide for the planting and management of public trees in cities and towns.  This includes trees growing on street right of ways