RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Metria Projects on Species Trials and Cultivar Testing
JF Arboriculture & Urban Forestry (AUF)
FD International Society of Arboriculture
SP 178
OP 181
DO 10.48044/jauf.1982.042
VO 8
IS 7
A1 D.F. Karnosky
A1 H.D. Gerhold
A1 W.H. Collins
YR 1982
UL http://auf.isa-arbor.com/content/8/7/178.abstract
AB The Metropolitan Tree Improvement Alliance (METRIA), an informal association of nurserymen, municipal and highway arborists, landscape planners, tree breeders and others interested in growing trees in urban areas, has initiated two projects aimed at gathering information about the suitability and urban hardiness of trees planted in urban areas.   The “Species Trials Project” is aimed at stimulating trials of little-used species that show promise for wider use in urban plantings. The second project,   a   “Cultivar   Testing Project,” is directed toward collecting and analyzing information regarding the performance of cultivars currently available for planting in urban areas. This paper describes the evolution of these two projects and the cooperative efforts that are needed.