Edmond Tree Mail is the quarterly online newsletter of the Urban Forestry Department.  See below for the current issue and select topics from past issues.  You may sign up to receive the newsletter at Edmond Tree Mail Subscriptions.

Current Newsletter

Summer 2021

• Return of the Volunteer Program
• Nominations Open for this Year's Landscape Improvement Award
• 2020 Landscape Improvement Award Recipient
• Tree Recovery Check-in
• Upcoming Tree Opportunities
• Tree Species Highlight - Crimson Spire oak

Past Newsletters

Spring 2021

• Urban Forest Scavenger Hunt
• Edmond City Council Adopts Tree Preservation Ordinances
• Tips for Tree Recovery
• Tree Species Highlight - loblolly pine

Winter 2020

• Last Year's Tree Grant Recipients
• Valentines for Trees and Selfie Contest
• Tree Species Highlight - Dura Heat river birch

Summer 2019

• Email Notifications for Tree Opportunities
• Fairfax HOA Recognized for Tree Planting
• 2019 Volunteer Group of the Year
• Common Practices that Harm Trees, Part 2
• Tree Species Highlight - northern catalpa

Winter 2019

• Common Practices that Harm Trees, Part One
• Tree Species Highlight - Chinese fringetree

Summer 2018

• Landscape Improvement Award
• New Landscapes Around Town
• Volunteer Group of the year Award
• Tree Species Highlight - Urban Pinnacle oak

Spring 2018

• Urban Tree Canopy Goal
• Foster-A-Tree Spotlight
• Guide to Tree Watering
• Tree Species Highlight - escarpment live oak

Summer 2017

• 2017 Volunteer Group of the Year Award + New Events
• Landscape Ordinance Modifications Accepted by City Council
• Stake Trees Properly to Prevent Damage
• Why is Urban Tree Canopy Important?
• Tree Species Highlight: White Shield Osage orange

Winter 2017

• Trees in Action Photo Contest
• Tree Well Maintenance
• What is Urban Tree Canopy?
• Tree Planting: The Essentials
• Tree Species Highlight: Sweetbay magnolia

Fall 2016

• Landscape Improvement Award Winner
  Done Editing
• Wide Mulch Rings for Big Trees
• Tree Species Highlight: black gum

Summer 2016

• Advantages of Brush Management
• Arbor Week Recap
• Tree Species Highlight: contorted mulberry

Winter 2016

• Trees for Sunset Elementary
• Three Reasons Not to Top Trees
• Foster-A-Tree Spotlight
• Tree Species Highlight: Cyprus cedar

Fall 2015

• Edmond Tree Awards
• Tree Species Highlight: tulip tree

Summer 2015

• Five Years of Foster-A-Tree
• Trees and Heavy, Continuous Rainfall
• Tree Species Highlight: bur oak

Spring 2015

• Arbor Week Review
• #Edmondtrees: Urban Forestry on Social Media
• Mulch is Your Tree's Best Friend

Winter 2015

• Pruning Young Trees
• Trees Improve Air Quality
• Foster-A-Tree Spotlight
• Tree With a Story: Edmond's "Survivor Tree" Seedling
• Tree Species Highlight: Kentucky coffee tree

Fall 2014

• Foster-A-Tree Spotlight
• Residential Trees Conserve Energy
• Tree Issue - Hiring an Arborist
• Tree Species Highlight: Caddo maple

Summer 2014

• Trees With a Story: Chowning Yaupon Hollies
• Foster-A-Tree Spotlight
• New Landscapes Around Town
• New Foster-A-Tree Logo
• Tree Species Highlight: common persimmon

Spring 2014

• Outstanding Urban Forest Preservation: Henderson Hills Baptist Church
• The Meaning Behind the Mushrooms
• Improvements to Utility Pruning Notification
• Tree Species Highlight: purple leaf plum

December 2013

• Foster-A-Tree Spotlight
• Preparing Your Trees for Inclement Weather
• Tree Species Highlight: eastern red cedar

September 2013

• Foster-A-Tree Spotlight
• Trees With a Story: Forest Tree Becomes Focal Point
• Species Highlight: pecan

June 2013

• Arbor Week Recap
• Foster-A-Tree Spotlight
• Trees With a Story: Shade Tree to Public Art
• Successfully Growing Trees in Edmond
• Tree Species Highlight - sawtooth oak
• New Trees in Town

Arbor Week 2013

• The Story of Arbor Day
• E-Tree Awardees Recognized
• How to Plant a Tree

March 2013

• The Benefits of Your Trees, Quantified
• Foster-A-Tree Spotlight
• Trees With a Story: Boulevard Academy Osage orange
• Did Borers Actually Kill Your Tree?
• Tree Species Highlight: Arizona cypress

January 2013

• Foster-A-Tree Spotlight
• Urban Tree Canopy Report Unveiled
• Tree Species Highlight: deciduous holly
• Participate in Foster-A-Tree