Learn about the urban forest and its benefits. Learn how to plant, mulch, prune and maintain your trees, how to manage your community's urban forest and more. We reach out to the community by organizing events and supporting a variety of initiatives. These include Urban Forestry Roundtables, Urban Tree Health Care Workshops, supporting local Tree Steward groups, awarding student academic scholarships and scholarships for the SMA Municipal Forestry Institute; Arbor Day Tree Planting Initiative; supporting the Virginia Big Tree Program and the Virginia Urban Wood Group and more.

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Check out the sixth edition of the VA Urban Wood Group Newsletter

Posted on Mar 04, 2021  •  Facebook

The 2021 Landmark Tree is the Bur-Post oak hybrid (Q. x guadalupensis Sarg.) in Maplewood Cemetery. Burr Oaks are known to hybridize with nine oak species. Yesterday we found a break in the weather to carefully remove English Ivy from the base of this majestic tree.

Posted on Feb 28, 2021  •  Facebook

After snowy and rainy days, we had a beautiful sunny day for pruning young trees along the John Warner Parkway and by the Dogwood Vietnam Veterans Memorial. Seven stalwart tree stewards we’re glad to join in and prune these trees.

Posted on Feb 25, 2021  •  Facebook

The 2018 Roanoke Tree Care Workshop has begun! Thanks Dr Susan Day. #treesva https://t.co/Q9k7BbrbDd

Posted on Mar 07, 2018  •  Twitter

Join us March 7th to discuss root issues and management at the Roanoke Tree Care Workshop! Register at… https://t.co/Y7HErX2HGZ

Posted on Feb 21, 2018  •  Twitter