Publications of the Nursery & Landscape Program
The Nursery & Landscape Program is continually creating outreach publications to effectively help you or your business grow and utilize best management practices. These publications are geared for nursery growers, landscapers, arborists, landscape architects, and other horticulture professionals. You can use these publications to help communicate with your clients, train colleagues or coworkers, or just to increase your own knowledge.
Diseases of Plants
- New Blight Ravages Boxwoods. M. Daughtrey and A. Alvey, 2012. (Fact Sheet)
- Alternaria Leaf Spot - An Emerging Problem for Privet Nurseries. A. Alvey, 2010 - Revised 2011. (Fact Sheet)
Gold Medal Plants
- Gold Medal Flowering Trees. A. Alvey, 2011. (Fact Sheet)
- Gold Medal Ground Covers. A. Alvey, 2009. (Fact Sheet)
Invasive Plants
- Alternatives to Ornamental Invasive Plants - A Sustainable Solution for Long Island Horticulture. A. Alvey, 2009 - Revised 2012. (Brochure)
- Invasive Plants - Frequently Asked Questions for Long Island's Horticulture Professionals. A. Alvey, 2009 - Revised 2012. (Brochure)
- Special Regulations for 'Red Baron' Japanese Blood Grass. A. Alvey, 2011. (Fact Sheet)
Soil pH
- Trees Tolerant of High Soil pH. A. Alvey, 2011. (Fact Sheet)
- Woody Plants for Acid Soils. A. Alvey, 2011. (Fact Sheet)
Stabilizing New Trees
- Efficacy of Conventional Tree Stabilization Systems and Their Effect on Short-Term Tree Development. A. Alvey, P.E. Wiseman, and B. Kane. 2009. Arboriculture & Urban Forestry. (Journal Article)
- Weathering the Storm - Tree Stabilization Systems and Their Effect on Landscape Tree Growth and Establishment. A. Alvey, 2009. VDM Verlag, 84 p. (Book available on Amazon.com)
- Tree Stabilization: Current Products and Practices. B. Appleton, C. Cannella, P.E. Wiseman, and A. Alvey. 2008. Arboriculture & Urban Forestry. (Journal Article)
Misc.
- 2013 Horticulture Resource Guide. T. Yeh, Editor, 2013. (Email Mina Vescera for a hard copy)
- Promoting and Preserving Biodiversity in the Urban Forest. A. Alvey, 2006. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening. (Journal Article)
- Salt-spray Tolerant Groundcovers, Shrubs, and Trees for Eastern Long Island. M. Vescera, 2013.
For more horticulture publications brought to you by CCE Suffolk, check out the Agriculture/Horticulture Newsletters and the Horticulture Leaflets.
