Shade Tree Inquires
If you have a qustion about a shade tree, or would like to report a problem with a shade tree, please fill out the Shade Tree Form and return to the Washington Township Municipal Building.
Resources
Morris County Shade Tree Management
W. Hanover Ave.,
Morris Township
(973) 285-2928
Protects and cares for trees and ornamental plant life along the rights-of-way of the country road system. Operates a leaf mulch program and nursery to provide trees for roadside planting. Provides consultation to municipalities and non-profit groups.
- New Jersey Shade Tree Federation . Visit this website for Emerald Ash Borer and Spotted Lanternfly information as well as many other issues dealing with Shade Trees.
- NJ Division of Parks & Forestry
- Trees are Good
- Why Topping Hurts Trees
- Proper Mulching Techniques
- Benefits of Trees
- NJ Board of Tree Experts
- International Society of Arboriculture
Public Gardens & Arboretums
Branch Brook Park
Mill Street Entrance
Belleville, NJ
973.268.3500
Largest collection of flowering cherry trees in the world.
County College of Morris
214 Center Grove Road
Randolph, NJ
973.328.5000
Many varieties of deciduous trees including Oaks, Maples, Chinese Elm, Lindens, Japanese Snowbell, Larch.
Duke Farms
80 Route 206 South
Hillsborough, NJ
908.722.3700 or 908.243.3627
Large collection of 100 and 200 year old trees; State Champion trees Amur Cork Tree, Red Oak, Sycamore, Burr Oak, 9 species of Elm trees, Weeping Beech, Gingko, Norway spruce grove.
Florence and Robert Zuck Arboretum
Drew University
Madison Avenue
Madison, NJ
973.408.3358
Many native trees including White Oak, Black Oak, American Beech and Sugar Maples.
Frank G. Helyar Woods
Rutgers University/Cook College Campus
Ryders Lane
New Brunswick NJ
732.932.9271
Pine tree grove, Christmas tree plantation. Over 45 different species of trees native to both upland and bottomland sites.
Frelinghuysen Arboretum
53 East Hanover Avenue
Morristown, NJ
973.326.7600
Witchhazels, magnolias, dogwoods, Japanese maples. Many lesser known trees. A superb Stewartia. Native trees. Evergreens .Blue Atlas Cedar, Japanese Umbrella Pine and Arizona Blue Cypress.
Grounds for Sculpture
18 Fairgrounds Road
Hamilton, NJ
609.586.0616
Crabapples, dogwoods, redbuds, cherries, plus many lesser known varieties.
Prospect Gardens
Princeton University Campus
Off Washington Road
Princeton, NJ
732.932.9271
American Beech, European Beech, Tulip Tree, Dawn Redwood, Gingko, Himalayan Pine. Many native trees.
Rutgers Display Gardens
Ryders Lane
New Brunswick, NJ
609.258.3000
One of the largest collections of American hollies in the world, small tree and shade tree collections birch, Japanese maple, small magnolia, crabapples.
Skylands
Ringwood State Park
Morris Road off Sloatsburg Rd
Ringwood, NJ
973.962.9534
New Jersey’s official Botanical Garden. Crabapples, Horse Chestnuts, Magnolias. Copper beeches. Evergreens– Blue Atlas Cedar, Japanese Umbrella Pine
Willowwood Arboretum
Longview Road
Chester Township, NJ
973.326.7600
Many unusual species, including a superb Dawn Redwood. Gingko. Japanese maples. Collections of magnolias, cherries, dogwoods, willows. Oaks from all over the world.