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Trees of power : ten essential arboreal allies / Akiva Silver ; foreword by Samuel Thayer.

Silver, Akiva, (author.).

Summary:

Trees are our allies in maintaining a healthy planet. Partnering with trees allows us to build soil, enhance biodiversity, increase wildlife populations, grow food and medicine, and pull carbon out of the atmosphere. Trees of Power by Akiva Silver shares a step-by-step path toward working with these arboreal allies, from planting to propagation to understanding the multiple benefits that ten of our most essential tree species - the chestnut, apple, hickory, and more - provide for humans, animals, and nature alike. In this book you'll learn how to work successfully with perennial woody plants. It includes in-depth information on individual species and different ways to propagate trees - whether by seed, grafting, layering, or with cuttings. These time-honored techniques make it easy for anyone to increase their stock of trees simply and inexpensively. Silver's combination of hands-on experience and sincere exuberance for the natural world will inspire a new generation of tree stewards while appealing to anyone who feels a deep appreciation for these magnificent plants.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781603588416
  • ISBN: 1603588418 (pbk.)
  • Physical Description: xii, 274 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 23 cm
  • Publisher: White River Junction, Vermont : Chelsea Green Publishing, [2019]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-260) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Part 1. Concepts and skills. Life fountains -- Planting -- Propagation from cuttings -- Propagation from seed -- Propagation by grafting -- Propagation by layering -- Part 2. The allies. Chestnut : The bread tree -- Apple : The magnetic center -- Poplar : The homemaker -- Ash : Maker of wood -- Mulberry : The giving tree -- Elderberry : The caretaker -- Hickory : Pillars of life -- Hazelnut : The provider -- Black locust : The restoration tree -- Beech : The root runner -- Afterword : Leaves of the same tree.
Subject: Trees.
Trees > Propagation.
Tree planting.

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Camosun College Library.

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Foreword ix
Preface xi
PART ONE Concepts and Skills
1(100)
1 Life Fountains
3(30)
2 Planting
33(34)
3 Propagation from Cuttings
67(10)
4 Propagation from Seed
77(9)
5 Propagation by Grafting
86(9)
6 Propagation by Layering
95(6)
PART TWO The Allies
101(144)
7 Chestnut: The Bread Tree
103(32)
8 Apple: The Magnetic Center
135(22)
9 Poplar: The Homemaker
157(8)
10 Ash: Maker of Wood
165(8)
11 Mulberry: The Giving Tree
173(12)
12 Elderberry: The Caretaker
185(9)
13 Hickory: Pillars of Life
194(15)
14 Hazelnut: The Provider
209(14)
15 Black Locust: The Restoration Tree
223(12)
16 Beech: The Root Runner
235(10)
Afterword: Leaves of the Same Tree 245(4)
Acknowledgments 249(2)
Exercises for Increasing Awareness 251(4)
Recommended Reading 255(2)
Resources for Plant Material 257(2)
Notes 259(2)
Index 261


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