"A plant is not merely a unit in a design, but a complicated work of art more complete and beautiful than anything we shall ever make ourselves. It belongs to a different, a vegetable world which we cannot realize, it is governed by laws which we can only remotely understand, and it is adapted to this mysterious life in patterns of astonishing beauty."-- Nan Fairbrother, Men and Gardens

"Cut 'em low, boys." Last words of timber baron Fredric Weyerhauser

ARBORIST: a specialist in the cultivation and care of trees and shrubs, including tree surgery, the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of tree diseases, and the control of pests.

Tree And Plant Dictionary

Arbor Doctor utilizes the Plantplaces Virtual Arboretum. This is a wonderful site and will always be a work in progress. If you do not find what you are looking for, please also check our additional tree and plant links on this page.

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Try the National Tree Benefit Calculator

The following description was taken from the treebenefits.com site.

The Tree Benefit Calculator allows anyone to make a simple estimation of the benefits individual street-side trees provide. With inputs of location, species and tree size, users will get an understanding of the environmental and economic value trees provide on an annual basis. The Tree Benefit Calculator is intended to be simple and accessible. As such, this tool should be considered a starting point for understanding trees and the value in the community, rather than a scientific accounting of precise values.