The Tree Office’s Handbook for Protecting Trees During Construction
– A Practical Guide to Tree Protection

This handbook is designed to provide inspiration on how the standard can be translated into practical actions. It is also intended to offer guidance on how various terms and concepts in the standard can be interpreted and applied in day-to-day work.

The Tree Office’s handbook on tree protection during construction is based on SS 990002:2025: Tree Care – Work on Trees – Protection of Trees During Planting and Construction.

Prepared by: Frida Bruhn, Gustav Nässlander, Johan Östberg, Örjan Stål, and Roxana Ghiaei Moghaddam.

The 3+30+300 Principle – Handbook

This handbook provides practical guidance on how to apply the 3+30+300 principle. It is based on experiences from Yggdrasil – The Living Nordic City, a project under the Nordic Council of Ministers’ Vision 2030. The focus is on how urban greenery can contribute to public health, climate adaptation, and biodiversity, as well as the measures required to preserve these values over time.

Developed by: Yggdrasil – The Living Nordic City Project

Tree Care Handbook

This handbook is intended to serve as a guide for planning and carrying out pruning measures. The goal is for these measures to be carried out in a way that both promotes tree health and meets the relevant requirements, such as those related to safety, accessibility, and various values.

Authors: Dani Mladoniczky, Johan Östberg, and Elin Rowicki