Author: Daniel PrendergastPublisher: Firefly Books
ISBN: 9781552977422
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 150
Book Description
A comprehensive guide to everything a tree owner needs to know about planting and maintaining trees.
The Tree Care Primer
Author: Christopher RoddickPublisher: Brooklyn Botanic Garden
ISBN: 9781889538297
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 124
Book Description
In this indispensable guide you'll learn to assess your trees' health and understand what they need as you pick up the basic concepts and essential techniques of common-sense tree care. Whether you are preparing to plant a tree, maintaining a few mature beauties, or deciding on the best course of action to support a long-neglected specimen, you'll find the information you need to promote your trees' long-term well-being in this compact book.--COVER.
Author: Donald F. BlairThe Homeowner's Complete Tree & Shrub Handbook
Author: Penelope O'SullivanPublisher: Storey Publishing
ISBN: 9781580175715
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 408
Book Description
A resource on selecting woody plants for the home landscape covers every aspect of choosing trees and shrubs, with profiles of each plant's hardiness, cultivation requirements, history, size, growth rate, availability, and special characteristics, as well as complete maintenance and care guidelines.
Texas Trees
Author: J. Howard GarrettPublisher: Taylor Trade Publishing
ISBN: 1461636000
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
Knowing when and how to plant a tree are crucial to its survival. But if you select the wrong tree for your particular area and conditions, the proper planting techniques will not make a difference. Because Texas is a big place with varied climates, soils, and water qualities, a wide variety of trees can be grown there. Howard Garrett, also known as the "Dirt Doctor," explores the wide-ranging possibilities in a book that will prove its value to homeowners, landscape architects, contractors, nurseries, gardeners, and others who want healthy trees. Texas Trees includes a complete description of native and best-introduced trees and gives details on natural habitats and preferred sites, planting and maintenance, identification information, flowers, fruit and foliage, culture, problems, and propagation. Texas Trees is for all Texas tree lovers, from the Red River to the Gulf Coast, the piney woods to the deserts and mountains.
Tree Owner's Manual
Author: USDAPublisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1387088521
Category : House & Home
Languages : en
Pages : 41
Book Description
A classic guide to trees you own on your property. The care and feeding of trees, as well as how and where to plant and keep them healthy for their very long lives. How to improve the asset value of your property by adding and caring for a live addition that may very well last longer than your house itself. Partial Contents: Important Precautions Model Information and Parts Diagram - Deciduous Model - Evergreen Model Packaging - Roots - Truck and Branches Installation (Planting) - Materials - Instructions Maintenance Schedule Maintenance Instructions - Watering - Installing a Trunk Guard - Preventing and Correcting Encircling Roots - Mulching - Fertilizing - Checking Tree Health - Checking Tree Safety - Pruning Protecting Tree from Construction Damage Record of Tree Types and Locations Service and Repair - How to Hire an Arborist - Record of Service Troubleshooting Other Sources of Help In the Event of an Emergency... Get Your Copy Now.
How to Start a Tree Service Business
Author: Ramey ArmellPublisher:
ISBN: 9781477649251
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 50
Book Description
Have you been thinking of starting a tree service business but have no idea where to start? This book will take you from the beginning/planning stages to acquiring your first client and beyond. Topics covered include: the work involved, training needed, physical fitness required, business planning, planning cash flow, budgeting expenses, waste management, wage planning, marketing and promotion and much more! Written by an experienced tree surgeon of 25 years, this book will let you in on all of the ins and outs of this exciting business!
An Illustrated Guide to Pruning
Author: Edward F. GilmanPublisher: Cengage Learning
ISBN: 9781111307301
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
Well written and easy to understand, An ILLUSTRATED GUIDE TO PRUNING, Third Edition is filled with updated illustrations, photographs, and examples 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. With coverage of numerous different tree species as well as information about the challenges associated with pruning such as disease prevention, root pruning, mature tree pruning, and restoration following storms, students will be prepared to identify and understand good tree structure and pruning practices. Filled with simple tables, lists, and strategies, this completely updated guide to pruning makes it easy to teach the presented pruning techniques in accordance with nationally recognized ANSI A-300 standards. Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.
To Fell a Tree
Author: Jeff JepsonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
To Fell a Tree was written for the professional tree cutter as well as the weekend woodcutter. It's loaded with practical information that is essential to the safety and success of any tree felling and woodcutting operation, whether it's in the forest or the backyard. With step-by-step methods and more than 200 illustrations, topics include preparations before the work begins, felling a tree using a three-step procedure, felling difficult trees, and limbing and bucking the tree.--COVER.
Tree Pests and Diseases
Author: Guy WatsonPublisher:
ISBN: 9780900978562
Category : Trees
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"This fantastic new guide, written by Guy Watson, is a must have for arborists and contains the most common tree pests and diseases likely to be encountered on a day-to-day basis. It is designed to help the arborist to identify and diagnose potential threats, and also contains useful information on treatment options, including current chemical treatments and their availability, etc. It also addresses the subject of practical biosecurity--what we should be doing on a daily basis to reduce the risk of moving infection from site to site."--Publisher's description.
