Planting and Tending Trees | Arlington Public Library

1) A beginner's guide to recognizing trees of the Northeast

Author

Mikolas, Mark

2) Essential native trees and shrubs for the eastern United States: the guide to creating a sustainable landscape

Author

Dove, Tony

3) Essential pruning techniques: trees, shrubs, and conifers

Author

Brown, George E

4) Fruit trees for every garden: an organic approach to growing apples, pears, peaches, plums, citrus, and more

Author

Martin, Orin

5) Grow your own mini fruit garden: planting and tending small fruit trees and berries in gardens and containers

Author

Wilhelmi, Christy

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"Even beginners become successful fruit "farmers" with the techniques and advice offered by author Christy Wilhelmi, the force behind the popular gardening website, Gardenerd. Selecting the best small-scale fruit trees, bushes, vines, and plants for your climate, siting them properly, and pruning your compact trees for health and productivity are some of the many topics covered in the pages of this bible of small-space fruit growing"--

6) Growing trees & shrubs indoors: breathe new life into your home with large plants

Author

Herda, D. J

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"Some of the most polluted places on earth are where we spend 90% of our time: inside our homes. Growing Trees and Shrubs Indoors is the definitive guide to what makes these plants special, focusing on how they can beautify your home, clean airborne pollutants, and help you and your family live longer, healthier, happier lives."--

7) National Audubon Society trees of North America

8) The nature of oaks: the rich ecology of our most essential native trees

Author

Tallamy, Douglas W

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With Bringing Nature Home, Doug Tallamy changed the conversation about gardening in America. His second book, the New York Times bestseller Nature's Best Hope, urged homeowners to take conservation into their own hands. Now, he is turning his advocacy to one of the most important species of the plant kingdom-the mighty oak tree. Oaks sustain a complex and fascinating web of wildlife. The Nature of Oaks reveals what is going on in oak trees month by...

9) Pruning & training

Author

Brickell, Christopher

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Whether you are planning a new garden, wondering how to bring back a neglected tree or shrub, or want to develop areas of special interest, American Horticultural Society Pruning & Training presents all the techniques you need in easy to follow, step by step explanations.--Publisher description

10) Pruning simplified: a visual guide to 50 trees and shrubs

Author

Bradley, Steve

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"Paying a professional to prune your trees and shrubs is an unnecessary expense. You can tackle most trees and shrubs on your own, and Pruning Simplified shows you exactly how to do it. This useful guide offers expert advice on the best tools for the job, specific details on when to prune, and clear instructions on how to prune. Profiles of the 50 most popular trees and shrubs--including azaleas, camellias, clematis, hydrangeas, and more--include...

11) Sprout lands: tending the endless gift of trees

Author

Logan, William Bryant

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"Once, farmers knew how to make a living hedge and fed their flocks on tree-branch hay. Rural people knew how to prune hazel to foster abundance: both of edible nuts, and of straight, strong, flexible rods for bridges, walls, and baskets. Townspeople cut their beeches to make charcoal to fuel ironworks. Shipwrights shaped oaks to make hulls. No place could prosper without its inhabitants knowing how to cut their trees so they would sprout again. ...

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13) The tree doctor: a guide to tree care and maintenance

Author

Prendergast, Dan

14) The tree forager: 40 extraordinary trees & what to do with them

Author

Nozedar, Adele

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"Foraging is one of the fastest-growing nature-related pastimes in the UK and US. There are many books about foraging but this is the only one that focuses on what is arguably everyone's favourite plant -- trees! It profiles 40 incredible trees from the UK and US -- from apple, ash, and bay, to walnut, willow, and yew, gorgeously illustrated with watercolour, pen and ink botanical illustrations. In her humorous, inspiring, and warm text, Adele explains...