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Illustrated Guide To Pruning 2ND Editionby Edward F Gilman
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:Illustrated Guide to Pruning, 2nd Edition details why trees need pruning and presents the protocol for how to do it. This thoroughly updated second edition helps the reader manage trees in a more sustainable manner and provides numerous illustrations and concepts to help prevent future problems in young and medium-aged trees. From one-year-old liners to mature trees in the landscape, the Illustrated Guide to Pruning, 2nd Edition, teaches which live branches to remove to formulate sustainable trunk and branch structure. Book News Annotation:Universal and species-specific techniques are detailed here for the
appropriate training and pruning of young and medium-aged trees and
advice is given on challenges associated with pruning, including
disease prevention. Eight new chapters in this second edition cover
areas such as shrub pruning, tree biology, structural pruning,
nursery pruning, industry standards, and writing pruning
specifications for landscape trees. There is more material on the
differences between pruning shade trees and smaller trees, and on
species from both temperate and tropical climates. New learning
features include objectives, key words, exercises, and challenge
questions. The author teaches tree pruning at the University of
Florida.
Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) Synopsis:Illustrated Guide to Pruning, second edition is an excellent instructional tool for community colleges and university horticulture programs and is an appealing resource for the horticulture, landscape and tree associations and industries. It is a must-have for anyone interested in the pruning and maintenance of trees and is a natural feature for botanic garden and arboreta bookstores. Table of Contents'Introduction. Tree structure. Tree biology. Pruning cuts. Tools. When to prune. Nursery shade tree production pruning. Developing special Forms on young trees. Structural pruning in the landscape. Pruning practices on established trees. Considerations for special sites and trees. Standards and specifications. Shrab pruning.\n ' What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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