UFOR Nursery & Lab

UFOR Nursery & Lab This page is dedicated to the Urban Forestry Outreach & Research (UFOR) Nursery and Lab.

The UFOR lab aims to educate the community through various programs and research projects. The Urban Forestry Outreach & Research Nursery is located on the University of Minnesota’s St. Paul campus and is part of the Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station. Nursery research here focuses on improving production practices and enhancing the long term health of trees in the urban environment. Trees

are grown in our nursery from seed or cuttings until they are ready to be planted in their new environment. Specific research projects focus on the effects of various planting techniques on the health of tree roots, gravel beds used for increasing the health and survival of transplanted trees, pot-in-pot nursery production, along with testing and development of elm trees resistant to Dutch elm disease. The UFOR Lab includes a number of programs, such as the Youth Engagement in Arboriculture (YEA) Program. YEA helps secure the prospects of urban forests as it seeks to inspire young people to become informed future stewards. YEA provides unique opportunities for kids to learn by doing, while striving to diversify the field by serving underrepresented groups. Our work here serves University students, staff, and faculty, professional arborists, garden center employees, nursery growers, private citizens, and urban foresters.

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The Urban Forestry Outreach, Research & Extension Nursery is located on the University of Minnesota’s St. Paul campus and is part of the Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station. Here we work on a wide range of research projects, teach University undergraduates, and offer outreach education to the industry. Nursery research here focuses on improving production practices and enhancing the long term health of trees in the urban environment. Trees are grown in our nursery from seed or cuttings until they are ready to be planted in their new environment. Specific research projects focus on the effects of various planting techniques on the health of tree roots, gravel beds used for increasing the health and survival of transplanted trees, pot-in-pot nursery production, along with testing and development of elm trees resistant to Dutch elm disease. Our work here serves University students, staff, and faculty, professional arborists, garden center employees, nursery growers, private citizens, and urban foresters.