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Trees.
Trees, Care of.
Conifers.
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Rogers, Kenton.
Trees.
Trees, Care of.
Conifers.
MARC Display
Trees
:
broadleaf
and
conifer
models
(
all
variations
covered
).
Owners
'
workshop
manual
: a comprehensive guide to selecting, planting and maintaining
trees
/ Kenton Rogers, Tony Kirkham.
by
Rogers, Kenton.
Haynes Publishing, 2019.
Call #:
635.977 R727t
Subjects
Trees
.
Trees
, Care of.
Conifers.
Series
Haynes
owners
workshop
manuals.
ISBN:
9781785212017 (hc.)
Alternate title:
Trees
,
owners
'
workshop
manual
,
broadleaf
and
conifer
models
(
all
variations
covered
)
Description:
172 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Contents:
What is a tree -- Pre-planting : choosing your site and your tree -- Selecting and buying a tree -- Planting : tree installation -- Tree pruning -- Maintaining tree health -- Troubleshooting -- Appendices: I. Tree species profiles ; II. Useful forms.
Summary:
"
Trees
is a comprehensive
manual
showing how to select, plant and maintain
trees
, and focuses on finding the right tree for the right place. It explains some of the many benefits of
trees
that are applicable to homeowners. For example – as well as being attractive garden features,
trees
planted in the right position can reduce your heating bill, lower noise levels and filter air pollution. There are many other practicalities and issues associated with
trees
, such as subsidence, proper care and maintenance, legal issues and choosing a reputable tree-care professional. However, there are a lot of urban myths and misconceptions around
trees
too. This
manual
shows readers how
trees
‘work’, including the huge advances in our understanding of
trees
over the last 20 years, what they need to survive and thrive in our urban environments and how to use
trees
(as a biotechnology) to improve our immediate and wider environment. The
manual
includes sections on: - Selecting and buying a tree - Tree benefits to the home, health and environment - Preparation and planting - Care, maintenance and pruning - Pests and diseases - Tree species profiles - Troubleshooting Which species of tree is best for your home and garden? How should you look after it to get the most out of it? How and where do you get impartial advice? What will a changing climate mean for your tree? These are just some of the questions we will be answering in this book. The
manual
guides the reader through selecting the right tree for the right place, planting, and how to establish, care for, prune and maintain your tree. For professionals engaged in managing and maintaining
trees
there already exists a vast array of technical books and manuals. However, there is nothing practical written for the homeowner, despite around 60–70% of
all
trees
in towns and cities being in private ownership. Your tree may be important to you, but it is also part of a greater whole, what some call the ‘urban forest’: the collection of
trees
, shrubs, grass and plants in and around human settlements. Whether your tree is already established or yet to be planted, it could be providing pleasure (or pain) to many different people for generations. Kenton Rogers has worked with
trees
for over 25 years, including positions with the Duke of Wellington’s estate as assistant forester and as a Trustee for the International Tree Foundation. In 2011 he co-founded Treeconomics, a social enterprise with a mission to highlight the benefits of
trees
. He is a Chartered Forester and a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society. Tony Kirkham started at Kew as a student where he gained the Kew diploma at honours. In 1981 he was appointed manager of the North Arboretum, from where he progressed to become Head of the Arboretum and Horticultural Services. Tony is best known for his appearances in the BBC series ‘A Year at Kew’ and ‘The
Trees
That Made Britain’."--From publisher.
Other authors:
Kirkham, Tony.
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