From Earth Month to Arbor Day, April is a great time to talk about trees! From selection and placement, to planting and care, we dig into how to get the most out of your trees – including the ones on publicly managed land. Carolyn Cheatham Rhodes from Pinellas Urban Forestry is our guest this month.

NOTE: Find your watering schedule and conserve water during drought conditions.

SWFWMD Watering Restrictions https://www.swfwmd.state.fl.us/business/epermitting/district-water-restrictions

Pinellas County Water Conservation and Watering Schedule Rules https://pinellas.gov/department/water-conservation/
https://pinellas.gov/watering-schedule-and-rules/

Tree giveaway 4/18 https://pinellas.gov/event/national-arbor-day-tree-giveaway-2/

Green Thumb 2026 https://www.stpeteparksrec.org/programs___events/events/green_thumb/index.php

12 Tips for tree givaways https://ask.ifas.ufl.edu/publication/FR485

Planting tips

https://youtu.be/Q1DGovFmOSs?si=KxyZS4gTpSAWpS2Y

iTree inventory https://www.itreetools.org/USDA

Pinellas Tree Removal permitting https://pinellas.gov/treecode/

PinCo Building Development and Review

[email protected] 727-464-3888 https://pinellas.gov/treeremoval/

Urban Forestry

Bay Area regional Foresters Group (barf)

https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/49b44885f1774ada8fef25252fb43b74

International Society of Arboriculture: Tree info and care

https://www.treesaregood.org/ & www.ias-arbor.com

World Wide Wood: Tree selection

https://artsandculture.google.com/story/4gXhTRfAYckUhQ

List of Florida Friendly Trees https://gardeningsolutions.ifas.ufl.edu/plants/trees-and-shrubs/trees/

Please help UF/IFAS serve you better by completing this voluntary brief survey (https://ufl.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bE1cjfce16blIkS). We appreciate your help.

UF IFAS Assessment of Non-Native Plants in Florida’s Natural Areas

https://assessment.ifas.ufl.edu/

Florida vegetable gardening guide https://ask.ifas.ufl.edu/publication/VH021

Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
https://gardeningsolutions.ifas.ufl.edu/care/pests-and-diseases/pests/integrated-pest-management/

DDIS Site

https://ddis.ifas.ufl.edu/jsp/html/howto.jsp

Resources:

UF/IFAS Extension, Pinellas County
12520 Ulmerton Rd.
Largo, FL 33774
Phone (727) 582-2109
[email protected]

Pinellas County Fertilizer Ordinance
https://pinellas.gov/pinellas-county-fertilizer-ordinance/

Soil Solarization
https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/topics/soil_solarization

Land measurement tools are built into the Pinellas County Property Appraiser’s website https://www.pcpao.gov/gis.html

Edible Landscaping Using the Nine Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ Principles https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/publication/EP594

Monthly Gardening Calendars
https://sfyl.ifas.ufl.edu/lawn-and-garden/florida-gardening-calendar/

South Florida Regional Gardening Calendars
https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/publication/EP452#SECTION_4
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Pinellas County Help Desk & Plant Clinics https://sfyl.ifas.ufl.edu/pinellas/lawn-and-garden/contact-us-for-help/
Social Media https://www.facebook.com/PinellasExtension/ https://www.youtube.com/user/PinellasExtensionTV
Ask IFAS https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/
Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ Program https://floridafriendlylandscaping.com/
Florida Friendly Landscaping™ Gardening Solutions https://gardeningsolutions.ifas.ufl.edu/
9 Principles of Florida Friendly Landscaping™ https://ffl.ifas.ufl.edu/about-ffl/9-principles/
Florida Friendly Landscaping™ Apps https://ffl.ifas.ufl.edu/resources/apps/
Planting Pinellas Post Newsletter https://subscribe.ifas.ufl.edu/extweb/pinellas_planting.html
Tampa Bay Water Rebate Program https://tampabaywaterwise.org/en/rebates/

Barbara Strickland Endowment https://www.uff.ufl.edu/giving-opportunities/026203-barbara-strickland-pinellas-county-master-gardener-volunteer-endowment/

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