New titles on trees Planting and Growing Trees Which Native Tree

Subject: New titles on trees

From: Touchwood Books

Date: Mon, 23 Mar 2009 09:46:08 +1300

1 The Gardener's Guide to Planting and Growing Trees

Mike Buffin

Hardback, 256 pages, 235 x 305mm, UK, 2007. $55

>From the cover -

Choosing and caring for trees, conifers and palms for every season, with over 600 colour photographs.
An illustrated directory of varieties and a practical step-by-step guide to growing all types of tree.
A comprehensive guide to planting trees successfully in any size of garden, whether as single decorative specimens, in small groups and woodland plantings, in beds and borders, in containers or under glass.
Expert advice on the best trees for every season, revealing how they can be used to produce colourful effects throughout the year, from spectacular spring blossom to dramatic autumn foliage.
Helpful guidance on choosing trees, conifers and palms, and keeping them in top condition, with over 600 specially commissioned photographs and illustrations.
Useful listings throughout describe the best trees for specific purposes, such as attracting wildlife to the garden, planting for quick growth, choosing for urban areas and creating decorative shapes such as pleached, pollarded or coppiced specimens.

2 Which Native Tree? New Ecology Edition

Andrew Crowe

Paperback, 64 pages, 150 x 210mm, NZ, 2009, first published 1992. $25

>From the cover -

NATURE IDENTIFICATION GUIDES FOR ALL THE FAMILY

IDENTIFICATION • ECOLOGY • USES

Use Andrew Crowe's unique leaf key to confidently identify common New Zealand native trees

Colour photographs of leaves, flowers, fruit and associated creatures • Graphics giving tree shape and height • Tree distribution maps • ID checklists listing distinguishing features

Discover the known uses of each tree, from food and medicine, to dyes, perfume, honey, bootlaces, fire-making and timber Also, learn how to grow each tree in your own garden.

Also now included -

Creatures to look for in each tree
Details on origins of Maori names

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