(eBook PDF) An Illustrated Guide to Pruning 3rd Edition by Edward F. Gilman – Digital Ebook – Instant Delivery Download
Product details:
- ISBN-10 : 111130730X
- ISBN-13 : 978-1111307301
- Author: Edward F. Gilman
Well written and easy to understand, An ILLUSTRATED GUIDE TO PRUNING, Third Edition is a must-have for anyone interested in the pruning and maintenance of trees. Filled with updated illustrations, photographs, and examples, this completely updated guide is designed to help readers understand and implement the appropriate pruning practices that are vital to developing sustainable structure in the first 25 years of a tree’s life. Coverage includes a variety of information about the challenges associated with pruning such as disease prevention, root pruning, mature tree pruning, and restoration following storms. With its simple tables, lists, and strategies, this book is an appealing resource for horticulture, landscape and tree associations and industries and is a natural addition for botanic garden and arboreta bookstores.
Table contents:
Chapter one: Introduction to pruning
Chapter two: Plant selection, placement, and management: the best way to minimize pruning needs
Chapter three: Tree structure and strength
Chapter four: Wood, energy, and compartmentalization
Chapter five: Pruning cuts and implications
Chapter six: Pruning tools
Chapter seven: When to prune
Chapter eight: Nursery shade tree production pruning: developing the trunk and leader
Chapter nine: Nursery shade tree production pruning: developing the crown
Chapter ten: Developing and maintaining special forms
Chapter eleven: Structural pruning in the landscape: perspective
Chapter twelve: Structural pruning in the landscape: practice
Chapter thirteen: Pruning types (methods) on established trees
Chapter fourteen: Mature and storm-damaged trees
Chapter fifteen: Maintaining special sites and trees
Chapter sixteen: Root pruning and management
Chapter seventeen: Standards and specifications
Chapter eighteen: Shrub pruning
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