An Illustrated Guide to Pruning

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Paperback, 352 blz. | Engels
Cengage | 3e druk, 2011
ISBN13: 9781111307301
Rubricering
Hoofdrubriek : Kunst en cultuur
Cengage 3e druk, 2011 9781111307301
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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.

Specificaties

ISBN13:9781111307301
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:paperback
Aantal pagina's:352
Uitgever:Cengage
Druk:3
Verschijningsdatum:8-8-2011
Hoofdrubriek:Kunst en cultuur

Inhoudsopgave

1. Introduction to Pruning.
2. Plant Selection, Placement, and Management: The Best Way to Minimize Pruning Needs.
3. Tree Structure.
4. Tree Biology.
5. Pruning Cuts.
6. Pruning Tools.
7. When to Prune.
8. Nursery Shade Tree Production Pruning: Developing the Trunk and Leader.
9. Nursery Shade Tree Production Pruning: Developing the Crown.
10. Developing and Maintaining Special Forms.
11. Structural Pruning of Shade Trees in the Landscape: Strategies.
12. Structural Pruning of Shade Trees in the Landscape: Execution
13. Pruning Types on Established Trees.
14. Mature and Storm Damaged Trees.
15. Maintaining Special Trees and Sites.
16. Root Pruning.
17. Standards and Specifications.
18. Shrub Pruning.

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