Teaching the Nature of Tree Care
New Tree School is dedicated to the teaching and exploration of best ways to plant, grow, preserve, and protect trees through natural and sustainable methods. Our philosophy is rooted in a natural systems approach based on sound biological and ecological understanding. We believe that good arboriculture begins with an exploration of how trees grow, thrive, and survive in their native habitats and communities.
We teach that the inner and communal lives of trees are best learned in the woods and through a microscope. Courses are typically one full day in length and include both classroom and outdoor activities when weather permits. Class size is limited to a small number of participants in order to create an active and flexible learning environment.
New Tree School courses draw upon the disciplines of tree biology and ecology, ornithology, arboriculture, entomology, native horticulture, landscape design, and other disciplines vital to the natural systems approach. Our faculty and guest presenters and guides are recognized experts in these fields. NTS partners with Arboriculture Canada Training and Education to offer courses in urban forestry throughout North America.
Faculty: Jack Phillips is a Registered Consulting Arborist and principal teacher of New Tree School. He also teaches tree biology and care for Arboriculture Canada Training and Education, and consults and teaches throughout North America. He will be joined by local experts and adjunct faculty.
Jack Phillips and NTS professional partners offer landscape and tree consulting services for government agencies and private companies. Past projects include Omaha Downtown Arboretum, Emanuel Cemetery (Charleston, SC), New Skete Monastary (Cambridge, NY), City of McCook, NE, Hitchcock Nature Center (Honey Creek, IA), and Omaha’s Open Door Mission.
New Tree School also offers extension services to property owners in Eastern Nebraska and Western Iowa for the diagnosis of tree problems and for general tree and landscape design and care.
Contact Jack Phillips, Registered Consulting Arborist at 402.571.7460 or jackphillipsrca@gmail.com to schedule extension and consulting services.
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Previous Course Offerings
New Tree School Faculty
and Facilitators
Heather Byers
Great Plains Nursery, Weston, NE
Howard Eyre
Delaware Valley College, Doylestown, PA
John Hanson
J&M Conifers, Omaha, NE
Robert Smith
Arbor Day Foundation, Lincoln, NE
Todd Faller
Prairie Gold Nursey, York, NE
Dwayne Neustaeter
Arboriculture Canada Training and
Education, Olds, AB
Chad Graeve
Hitchcock Nature Center, Honey Creek, IA
Kevin T.Smith
U.S. Forest Service Northern Research Station,
Durham, NH
Bruce Hoffman
Common Scents Nursery, McCook, NE
Tina Popson
Hitchcock Nature Center, Honey Creek, IA
Kent Holm
Douglas County Environmental Services,
Omaha, NE
Connor Shaw
Possibilty Place Nursery, Monee, IL
Jerry Toll
Hitchcock Nature Center, Honey Creek, IA
Paulette Genthon
Universal College of Healing Arts,
Omaha, NE
Martha Barwinsky
City Forester, City of Winnipeg, MB
Jack Phillips
Arboriculture Canada Training and Education
New Tree School, Omaha, NE
Biology of Planting Heritage Trees
- McCook, Nebraska
Native Trees for Central Nebraska: Ecology, Culture, and Design
- York, Nebraska
Planting Native Trees: Lessons from the Woods
- New Skete Monastery, Cambridge, New York
Bur Oaks in the Landscape: Culture and Ecology
- Weston, Nebraska
Under the Canopy: Management and Preservation of Mature Trees
- Doniphan, Nebraska
Trees in Your Neighborhood: Identification and Appreciation
- Omaha, Nebraska
Wild Roots for Healthy Landscapes : Native Tree Ecology and Culture
- Cozad, Nebraska
Root Wisdom and Radicle Misconceptions: Tree Root Anatomy, Physiology, Ecology and Culture
- East Peoria, Illinois
Native Bur Oak Propagation, Planting, and Care
- Weston, Nebraska
Oak Anatomy and Dissection Lab
- Honey Creek, Iowa
Tree Biology and Care — in partnership with Arboriculture Canada Training and Education
- Calgary, Vancouver, Cambridge, Niagara, Ottawa, Regina, Saskatoon, Winnipeg
Care and Pruning of Young Trees: A Natural Systems Approach
- Omaha, Nebraska
Oak Communities in Winter: Lessons for Planting and Design
- Honey Creek, Iowa
Shigo Institute
Root Ecology: The Intersection of Trees, Soil, and Microbiology
- Doylestown, PA
Healthy Native Trees in Nursery and Landscape
- Honey Creek, Iowa
How the Wild Trees Grow: Ecology for Tree Lovers and Planters
- Lincoln, Nebraska
Planting Trees with Soul:
Sustainable Native Trees in Lawn and Landscape
- Honey Creek, Iowa
How to Grow a Community Tree
- Omaha, NE
Finding a Muse in Oak: Tree Ecology for Artists and Writers
- Honey Creek, Iowa
Tree Biology and Care: A Systems Approach
- Cambridge, Ontario
Let Trees Be Trees: Pruning (and not pruning!) Young Trees in Nursery and Landscape
- York, Nebraska
Sustainable Native Tree Communities
- Omaha, Nebraska
Contact New Tree School
Jack Phillips, Principal
PO BOX 4008
Omaha, Nebraska 68104
Phone: 402.571.7460
E-mail: jackphillipsrca@gmail.com
Contact Arboriculture Canada
Arboriculture Canada Training & Education Ltd.
5137 – 51 St.
Olds, AB T4H 1H1
Arboriculture Canada Training and Education
Toll-free: 1-877-268-8733
Direct line: 403-556-1701
Fax: 1-866-514-8236
E-mail:
info@arborcanada.com or
nancy@arborcanada.com