Arboriculture
Integrated Management of Landscape Trees, Shrubs, and Vines
4th Edition
Published on 10. February 2003
Book
Hardback
592 pages
978-0-13-088882-2 (ISBN)
Description
For undergraduate courses in Arboriculture; Landscape Horticulture, Landscape Architecture, Landscape Management, or Landscape Construction; Park Management, Parks and Grounds Maintenance, Park & Recreation Administration, Nursery Management; and Urban Forestry.
Regarded by many as an irreplaceable reference tool, this text describes the integration of the landscape environment (climate, soil, and related organisms), its effect on landscape plants, and how to manage both in order to obtain the desired results with reasonable effort. A comprehensive, analytic, and logically organized guide, Arboriculture is based on sound arboricultural experience and the latest applied research.
Regarded by many as an irreplaceable reference tool, this text describes the integration of the landscape environment (climate, soil, and related organisms), its effect on landscape plants, and how to manage both in order to obtain the desired results with reasonable effort. A comprehensive, analytic, and logically organized guide, Arboriculture is based on sound arboricultural experience and the latest applied research.
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Edition
4th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Pearson Education (US)
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 276 mm
Width: 209 mm
Thickness: 28 mm
Weight
1120 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-13-088882-2 (9780130888822)
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Richard W. Harris | Nelda P. Matheny | James R. Clark
Arboriculture
Integrated Management of Landscape Trees, Shrubs, and Vines
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Richard W. Harris | James R. Clark | Nelda P. Matheny
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Integrated Management of Landscape Trees, Shrubs, and Vines
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Content
1. Introduction to Arboriculture.
2. Plant Structure and Function.
3. Site Evaluation: Climate and Environment.
4. Planting Site: Soil and Water.
5. Benefits of Trees.
6. Plant Selection.
7. Modifying and Managing the Site.
8. Planting.
9. Transplanting Large Plants.
10. Special Management Situations.
11. Preserving Existing Trees.
12. Nutrient Management.
13. Water Management.
14. Pruning.
15. Control of Plant Growth.
16. Tree Hazard Management.
17. Preventative Maintenance and Repair.
18. Diagnosing Plant Problems.
19. Plant Health Care: The Integrated Management of Landscape Trees, Shrubs, and Vines.
Appendices:
Specifications for Acceptance of Landscape Nursery Trees.
Pruning Specifications.
Measurement Conversions.
Glossary.
Bibliography.
2. Plant Structure and Function.
3. Site Evaluation: Climate and Environment.
4. Planting Site: Soil and Water.
5. Benefits of Trees.
6. Plant Selection.
7. Modifying and Managing the Site.
8. Planting.
9. Transplanting Large Plants.
10. Special Management Situations.
11. Preserving Existing Trees.
12. Nutrient Management.
13. Water Management.
14. Pruning.
15. Control of Plant Growth.
16. Tree Hazard Management.
17. Preventative Maintenance and Repair.
18. Diagnosing Plant Problems.
19. Plant Health Care: The Integrated Management of Landscape Trees, Shrubs, and Vines.
Appendices:
Specifications for Acceptance of Landscape Nursery Trees.
Pruning Specifications.
Measurement Conversions.
Glossary.
Bibliography.