Plant Amnesty Explained

PlantAmnesty is a non-profit education and advocacy group based in Seattle, Washington.^{[1] [2] [3]}

PlantAmnesty was founded by arborist Cass Turnbull on October 22, 1987, as a mock protest group intended to educate the public about the problems associated with pruning techniques which are biologically harmful to plants and counter productive to the goals of landscape design and management; most notably tree topping.^[4] The stated mission of the organization "is to end the senseless torture and mutilation of trees and shrubs."^[5] PlantAmnesty also provides an "adopt-a-plant" exchange for unwanted, healthy plants.^[6]

External links

• Plant Amnesty

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sullivan. Ron. Garden Variety: PlantAmnesty Teaches Impacts of Bad Pruning. Berkeley Daily Planet. 2011-04-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20070927222742/http://www.berkeleydailyplanet.com/article.cfm?archiveDate=03-10-06&storyID=23625. 2007-09-27. live.
2. Web site: Charities: Charitable Solicitations Program Charity Profile Report . Secstate.wa.gov . 2009-12-31 . 2011-04-23 . https://archive.today/20120805125058/http://www.secstate.wa.gov/charities/search_detail.aspx?charity_id=3743 . 2012-08-05 . live .
3. http://www.seattlepi.com/nwgardens/274055_lovejoy17.html Ann's Organic Garden: Let Plant Amnesty prune you into shape
4. http://www.courierpress.com/news/2008/aug/06/tree-topping-one-biggest-mistakes-we-make/
5. Web site: Welcome to PlantAmnesty . Plantamnesty.org . 2011-04-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110429191039/http://plantamnesty.org/ . 2011-04-29 . live .
6. Web site: Elisabeth C. Miller Library: Gardening Answers Search Results for "2100". depts.washington.edu. 2007-08-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20080624093952/http://depts.washington.edu/hortlib/resources/resource_search.php?term=2100. 2008-06-24. live.