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• Crop Tree Management in Eastern Hardwoods (USDA Forest Service)
• Crop Tree Management: A Tool to Help You Achieve Your Woodland Goals. Apsley, D.K., and R. Heiligmann, Ohio State University Fact Sheet F-50.
• Forest Resource Management: A Landowner’s Guide to Getting Started. Sullivan, K. L., P.J. Smallidge, et al., Natural Resource, Agriculture, and Engineering Service NRAES-170, 2004.
• The Woodland Steward: A Practical Guide to the Management of Small, Private Forests. Fazio, J.R., Round River Publishing Co., 1994.
• Working with Your Woodland: A Landowner’s Guide. Beattie, M., M., C. Thompson, and L. Levine, University Press of New England, 1993.
• Backyard Woods: Bring Your Vision to Life. USDA Forest Service Publication #NA-IN-02-05, 2005.
• Tree Planting (U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service)
• Shrubs: Functions, Planting, and Maintenance. Niemiera, Alex X., Virginia Tech Pub. 426-701, 2009.
• Planting Trees. Niemiera, Alex X., Virginia Tech Pub. 426-702, 2009.
• Tree and Shrub Planting Guidelines. Appleton, B.L., and S. French, Virginia Tech Pub. 430-295, 1996.
• Neighborly Natural Landscaping: Creating Natural Environments in Residential Areas. M. C. Brittingham,  Penn State University Extension.
• Northeastern Tree Planting and Reforestation. Ochterski, Jim, P. Smallidge and J. Ward, Cornell University Cooperative Extension, USDA Renewable Resources Extension Program, USDA Forest Service Northeastern Area State and Private Forestry, & NY State Dept. of Environmental Conservation, 2009.
• Planting Hardwood Seedlings. USDA Forest Service, Northeast Area State Foresters, and Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University, FNR 134.
• From Turf to Trees: Converting Lawn to Forest – University of Maryland Extension
• Backyard Conservation-Tree Planting – USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
• Shrubs: Functions, Planting, and Maintenance – Virginia Cooperative Extension
• Planting Trees – Virginia Cooperative Extension
• How to Prune Trees. USDA Forest Service Forest Service Publication NA-FR-01-95.
• Managing Winter Injury to Trees and Shrubs. Relf, D., Virginia Tech Pub. 426-500, 2001.
• A Guide to Successful Pruning: Pruning Basics and Tools. French, S.C., and B.L. Appleton, Virginia Tech Pub. 430-455, 1999.
• Understanding the Science Behind Riparian Forest Buffers: Planning, Establishment, and Maintenance (Virginia Cooperative Extension)
• Riparian Buffer Systems (University of Maryland Extension)
• A Short Description of Plastic Tree Shelter Use by PA-TACF. Jacobson, M., and D. Jackson, Penn State University, 2004.