An Illustrated Guide to Pruning

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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