Arboriculture: Care of Trees, Shrubs and Vines in the Landscape - Hardcover

Harris, Richard W.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0130442801 ISBN 13: 9780130442802

Publisher: Prentice-Hall, 1991

Synopsis

This text is a comprehensive, analytical, and logically organized guide offering a strong scientific and technical background for training and practice in the field of arboriculture. The third edition represents a complete revision and update to reflect the latest trends in plant selection and maintenance practices and evaluate them based on the most recent research and experience. All aspects of tree, shrub and vine care are covered, including plant structure and function, plant selection, site selection and preparation, climatic influences, transplantation, water/soil/nutrient management, environmental hazards, diseases, insects, and IPM (Integrated Pest Management).

About this title

From the Back Cover:

A comprehensive guide to the care of trees, this book covers all aspects of arboriculture from the fundamentals of tree growth and development to developing plant health care programs. It discusses aspects of site selection and modification including climate, and soil and water management. The book follows the tree from selection in the nursery to planting and aftercare through such routine practices as pruning, fertilization, support systems, and plant health care. Key management situations such as tree preservation, hazard assessment, and problem diagnosis are discussed in detail.

The fourth edition offers several new features that the student of arboriculture and practicing arborists will find valuable:

• Reorganization of topics to improve continuity of information
• Addition of overviews and summaries for each chapter
• Updated assessment of tree care practices such as soil amendments, mycorrhizae, and tree growth regulators
• Thorough evaluation of the benefits from trees (economic, environmental, ecological, and psychological) including examples of the most recent research on cost-benefit analysis of trees in urban areas
• Emphasis on special management situations such as structural soils, root-pavement conflicts, and remnant forests

Synopsis:

This reference work covers woody plant anatomy and physiology, soil, and climatic environments to provide readers with an understanding of current plant core practice.

About this edition

• Publisher: Prentice-Hall
• Publication date: 1991
• ISBN 10: 0130442801
• ISBN 13: 9780130442802
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 656