Plant Amnesty

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PlantAmnesty is a non-profit education and advocacy group based in Seattle, Washington.{{cite web|last=Sullivan|first=Ron|url=http://www.berkeleydailyplanet.com/article.cfm?archiveDate=03-10-06&storyID=23625|title=Garden Variety: PlantAmnesty Teaches Impacts of Bad Pruning|publisher=Berkeley Daily Planet|accessdate=2011-04-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927222742/http://www.berkeleydailyplanet.com/article.cfm?archiveDate=03-10-06&storyID=23625|archive-date=2007-09-27|url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=http://www.secstate.wa.gov/charities/search_detail.aspx?charity_id=3743 |title=Charities: Charitable Solicitations Program Charity Profile Report |publisher=Secstate.wa.gov |date=2009-12-31 |accessdate=2011-04-23 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120805125058/http://www.secstate.wa.gov/charities/search_detail.aspx?charity_id=3743 |archive-date=2012-08-05 |url-status=live }}[http://www.seattlepi.com/nwgardens/274055_lovejoy17.html Ann's Organic Garden: Let Plant Amnesty prune you into shape]{{dead link|date=April 2011}}

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.[http://www.courierpress.com/news/2008/aug/06/tree-topping-one-biggest-mistakes-we-make/ ]{{dead link|date=April 2011}} The stated mission of the organization "is to end the senseless torture and mutilation of trees and shrubs."{{cite web |url=http://www.plantamnesty.org/ |title=Welcome to PlantAmnesty |publisher=Plantamnesty.org |accessdate=2011-04-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110429191039/http://plantamnesty.org/ |archive-date=2011-04-29 |url-status=live }} PlantAmnesty also provides an "adopt-a-plant" exchange for unwanted, healthy plants.{{cite web|url=http://depts.washington.edu/hortlib/resources/resource_search.php?term=2100|title=Elisabeth C. Miller Library: Gardening Answers Search Results for "2100"|website=depts.washington.edu|access-date=2007-08-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080624093952/http://depts.washington.edu/hortlib/resources/resource_search.php?term=2100|archive-date=2008-06-24|url-status=live}}