In this informative lecture, Jason Grabosky, Associate Professor at Rutgers University, will teach you how to select the best tree for your site, whether an urban location or your home garden. He’ll also discuss how to successfully care for newly planted trees and highlight various ways to maximize the environmental and aesthetic benefits in your landscape. Pre-registration is required.  Sponsored by Kerns Brothers Tree Service.

Urban Trees is the second of five lectures in the Help for the Home Gardener Series. Every Wednesday in February, find inspiration and expert advice to make your home environment more attractive and your gardening experience more enjoyable. Light refreshments will be served. See pictures of the event here. View Dr. Grabosksy’s Power Point here.

Jason Grabosky  

Rutgers University

Dr. Grabosky is the John and Eleanor Kuser Faculty Scholar in Urban and Community Forestry at Rutgers University, and the chair for the USDA Forest Resource Advisory Council to the Secretary of Agriculture.

He teaches courses in trees biology, arboriculture and urban forestry at Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Sciences. Grabosky’s students call him helpful, intelligent, and “a teacher who will definitely keep you awake.”

His research explores aspects of urban canopy management and the interaction of trees and built infrastructure. In his role in The Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension programs, Dr. Grabosky extensively lectures regionally, nationally and internationally on topics of design, plant selection and urban tree management.

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