Battling Buckthorn
Soil / Pest / Diseases
•
58m
Buckthorn has been identified as an invasive plant by the State of Illinois. ILCA has partnered with the Chicago Region Trees Initiative, based at The Morton Arboretum, to teach landscape professionals how to manage and eradicate this invasive species and to communicate these concerns to their clients. The webinar covers mitigation strategies and discusses screening alternatives and messaging that can be communicated to clients.
Up Next in Soil / Pest / Diseases
-
Integrated Pest Management of Arthrop...
Chad Rigsby is a research scientist and technical support specialist for The Bartlett Tree Research Laboratories and The Morton Arboretum. In this presentation he discusses proper integrated pest management (IPM) approaches to pest management in the urban landscape. He will cover what tools are i...
-
Plant Health Care: The Present, The F...
Stephanie Adams is the Plant Health Leader at The Morton Arboretum. In this presentation she will cover the current status of important plant diseases and insects like bur oak blight, Ralstonia on geraniums, oak decline, and root rots. The presentation will also include information on pests "on t...
-
Incorporating Organic Amendments into...
For over 30 years, EQ biosolids have been used for both large- and small-scale projects in the Chicago area, most notably Maggie Daley Park in the city of Chicago has been one example with great success largely due to fast plant establishment and cost saving. The increase in soil organic matter t...
