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Choosing Suitable Trees for Urban and Suburban Sites: Site Evaluation and Species

, , , , Ryan Klein, Michael Andreu, Andrew Koeser, andAlyssa Vinson


Release Date: 5/14/2026

DOI: 10.32473/EDIS-EP310-2007

Urban Horticulture

Abstract

Discusses site evaluation, modification, maintenance practices, desirable tree attributes, and tree selection.

About this Publication

This document is ENH1057-S, one of the Urban Forest Hurricane Recovery Program series of the UF/IFAS School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences. Original publication date January 2007. Revised May 2026. Visit the Ask IFAS website at https://ask.ifas.ufl.edu.

How to Cite

Gilman, E. F., & Paterson Sadowski, L. (2007). Chapter 7 — Choosing Suitable Trees for Urban and Suburban Sites: Site Evaluation and Species Selection. EDIS, 2007(20). https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-ep310-2007

Authors

Edward F. Gilman
Edward F. Gilman

professor emeritus, Department of Environmental Horticulture

Laura Sadowski
Laura Sadowski

former horticultural information specialist, UF/IFAS Department of Environmental Horticulture, Gainesville, FL.

Allyson Salisbury
Allyson Salisbury
assistant teaching professor, urban forestry, Rutgers Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources, New Brunswick, NJ
Richard Hauer
Richard Hauer

professor emeritus, urban forestry, UWSP College of Natural Resources, Stevens Point, WI

Ryan Klein
Ryan Klein
Specialist
University of Florida

assistant professor, arboriculture, UF/IFAS School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences

Michael Andreu
Michael Andreu
Specialist
University of Florida

professor, forest systems, UF/IFAS School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences

Andrew Koeser
Andrew Koeser
Specialist
University of Florida

professor, landscape management, School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences, UF/IFAS Gulf Coast Research and Education Center, Wimauma, FL

Alyssa Vinson
Alyssa Vinson
County agent
University of Florida

Extension agent II, urban forestry, UF/IFAS Extension Hillsborough County, Seffner, FL

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