Quality Tree Initiative

Enhancing the urban forest

IMPROVING TREE QUALITY FROM PRODUCTION TO PLANTING

The ‘Quality Tree Initiative’ is a professional movement to improve the quality of nursery tree stock for the betterment of our urban forest.  CCUH has embarked on the Quality Tree Initiative in partnership with California's nursery industry, the Urban Tree Foundation, UC Cooperative Extension, and the University of Florida.

The CCUH became involved in this project after hosting the Quality Trees for CA Conference in October 2007.  Based on input from the nursery industry, they identified four action steps:

1. Organize an industry advisory committee to provide input on strategies and techniques to improve tree quality.  This meeting was held March 26, 2008.
• Agenda
• Notes
2. A volunteer Steering Committee agreed to meet following the March 26th meeting to decide on the creation of an Advisory Board to represent the nursery industry and lead the Quality Tree Initiative forward. This meeting was held on May 29, 2008, and a follow up memo was issued by the committee in June 2009.
• Steering Committee Meeting Minutes
  
• Steering Committee Update, June 2009
  
3. Develop educational programming and materials for nursery staff that demonstrate the best management practices (BMPs) for producing quality trees.
   
4. Print and distribute standards for selecting quality trees in California.

QTI Publications

Working Group notes:

• Education & Outreach work group, June 12, 2008
  

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