Tennessee Environmental Council
  • Home
  • Get Involved
    • Volunteer & Events
    • Sustainable Tennessee >
      • Environmental Justice
      • Sustainable Tennessee Agenda
    • Come Post Your Compost >
      • Submit Compost Totals Here
      • Community Success Stories
      • Resources for Businesses
    • Generate Some Buzz
    • Recycle Tennessee >
      • Recycle Right Nashville
      • Recycle Right Knoxville
      • Recycle Right Oak Hill
      • Recycle Right Lebanon
    • Watershed Support Center >
      • Grassy Branch Creek Restoration Project
      • Lytle Creek Restoration Project
      • Duck River Opportunities Project
      • Stream Support and Consulting
      • Citizen Action Guide
    • Tennessee Tree Program >
      • Tennessee Tree Day
      • Tennessee Chestnut Project
      • Useful Tree Resources >
        • Benefits of trees
      • Guidelines For A Tennessee Tree Project Event
      • Tennessee Tree Varieties We Have Planted
    • Radioactive Waste Education Project
    • Intern with TEC
  • Donate & Ways to Give
    • Sponsorship Opportunities
  • About Us
    • Our Team
    • Board of Directors
    • Mission, Vision & Accomplishments
    • 50 Years of Accomplishments

​Useful Tree Resources

  • ​Did you know that 100 million trees are cut down each year to produce junk mail?  Ecocycle.org may be able to help. Click here for more information.​
  • Tulip Poplar Quick Facts:  Tennessee State Tree.  Grows up to 120 feet at maturity. Growth rate is rapid (good source of shade). Does best with moist, loose texture, well-drained soil.
  • Native Trees for Tennessee – From UT Extension Program.  See second page for list of native TN trees.
  • Urban Forest Coalition:  Trees A Prospectus
  • Tennessee Urban Forestry Council: Tree Information Center
  • GREAT Tree Facts from Tennessee Urban Forestry Council
  • Silvics of North America (Information on habitat, life history, and genetics for 15 genera, 63 species, and 20 varieties of conifers and for 58 genera, 128 species, and 6 varieties of hardwoods.)
  • Warnell School of Forestry: Tree Selection for Drought Resistance
  • “Leaves-The Fulcrum on Which Water Balance Rests” Article by Karina Bynum for Stormwater Magazine
  • Tulip Poplar Quick Facts:  Tennessee State Tree.  Grows up to 120 feet at maturity. Growth rate is rapid (good source of shade). Does best with moist, loose texture, well-drained soil.
  • Arbor Day Foundation Tree Guide  – Includes pictures and information about habitat and growth of trees.

National Wildlife Federation Tree Care Calendar
Join our email list
Donate
get Involved
Tennessee Environmental Council
​One Vantage Way Suite E-250
​Nashville, TN 37228 | 615-248-6500 | tec@tectn.org 
  • Home
  • Get Involved
    • Volunteer & Events
    • Sustainable Tennessee >
      • Environmental Justice
      • Sustainable Tennessee Agenda
    • Come Post Your Compost >
      • Submit Compost Totals Here
      • Community Success Stories
      • Resources for Businesses
    • Generate Some Buzz
    • Recycle Tennessee >
      • Recycle Right Nashville
      • Recycle Right Knoxville
      • Recycle Right Oak Hill
      • Recycle Right Lebanon
    • Watershed Support Center >
      • Grassy Branch Creek Restoration Project
      • Lytle Creek Restoration Project
      • Duck River Opportunities Project
      • Stream Support and Consulting
      • Citizen Action Guide
    • Tennessee Tree Program >
      • Tennessee Tree Day
      • Tennessee Chestnut Project
      • Useful Tree Resources >
        • Benefits of trees
      • Guidelines For A Tennessee Tree Project Event
      • Tennessee Tree Varieties We Have Planted
    • Radioactive Waste Education Project
    • Intern with TEC
  • Donate & Ways to Give
    • Sponsorship Opportunities
  • About Us
    • Our Team
    • Board of Directors
    • Mission, Vision & Accomplishments
    • 50 Years of Accomplishments