Trees and How to Grow Them

Trees and How to Grow Them
ISBN-10
1845250605
ISBN-13
9781845250607
Category
Tree planting
Pages
256
Language
English
Published
2008-09
Publisher
Think Books
Authors
Jon Stokes, Margaret Lipscombe

Description

Trees and how to grow them is a guide to everything you need to know to grow a tree from seed. Featuring 80 native and ornamental species, the book will give growing tips, facts, statistics and tree trivia as well as colour illustrations of each tree. Each tree is detailed with height, shape, fruit, leaves, flowers, bark and more. Illustrated with photography and line drawings throughout, the book is an ID guide as well as a practical handbook for growers. Discover: • The best way to grow an English Oak • Which trees you should grow from cuttings • When to plant and the best conditions for cultivation • How to tell a Pollard from a maiden • Where (at 115 metres high) the largest tree in the world is situated and hundreds of other facts and figures from the world of trees.

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