This classic remains the most comprehensive, detailed, and useful book on pruning ever published. This edition includes a foreword and updated nomenclature by John Bryan.Published at $29.95 Available Now at $14.98
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"Excellent updated edition full of color photos and 'how-to' drawings."
—Dale Langford, Rocky Mountain News, June 26, 2004 (Denver Rocky Mountain News )
"The authors explain the basic principles of pruning and offer insights into why we cut trees and how to care for them, and handle specific situations such as lightning strikes, wind, cavitites and wounds, crown reduction, training and other general pruning topics."
—Joel M. Lerner, Washington Post, April 24, 2004 (The Washington Post )
"Good pruning is known both as an art and a science, and this book helps the gardener accomplish both."
—Joanne S. Carpender, National Gardener, March 2004 (National Gardener ) --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.
—Dale Langford, Rocky Mountain News, June 26, 2004 (Denver Rocky Mountain News )
"The authors explain the basic principles of pruning and offer insights into why we cut trees and how to care for them, and handle specific situations such as lightning strikes, wind, cavitites and wounds, crown reduction, training and other general pruning topics."
—Joel M. Lerner, Washington Post, April 24, 2004 (The Washington Post )
"Good pruning is known both as an art and a science, and this book helps the gardener accomplish both."
—Joanne S. Carpender, National Gardener, March 2004 (National Gardener ) --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.
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We were encouraged to bring this classic back into print by many horticulturists & arborists who told us that it remains the most comprehensive, detailed, & useful book on pruning ever published. Since republishing it-augmented with a foreword & updated nomenclature by John Bryan-we have heard the same comments even more widely.
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This review is from: The Pruning of Trees, Shrubs and Conifers (Hardcover)
I'd thought I might be able to learn how to trim our own shrubbery after scanning this book. Instead, the book instills an edifying sense of the many ways things can go wrong, yet does not provide sufficient information for someone to take this book into the field and avoid making mistakes. It appears that tree surgeons and other professional groundskeepers can use this guide to value, but it would not provide sufficient information for a newcomer to know what and how to proceed with trimming their bushes.
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I ordered this book for my boyfriend, who owns a tree service. He loves the book and has learned a great deal of new information from it! It is a great reference to use on the job! Thanks!
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Excellent all-round pruning guide,
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The book is well illustrated and carefully explains the prunning process for hundreds of plants, trees, etc..
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Pruning is an operation which regulates and controls growth, flowering and fruiting, and with its aid the form of a tree or bush is determined, often in its early years while still in the nursery. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
worn growths, trained fanwise, epicormic growths, given wall protection, deciduous subjects, pruning policy, neighbouring shrubs, main branch system, suitable bud, little regular pruning, informal surface, feathered tree, new growth commences, pruned hard back, restrictive pruning, fruiting display, furnished effect, warmer localities, strong central lead, weaker wood, clear stem, young nursery stock, spur system, cut hard back, rival leads Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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Pruning is an operation which regulates and controls growth, flowering and fruiting, and with its aid the form of a tree or bush is determined, often in its early years while still in the nursery. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
worn growths, trained fanwise, epicormic growths, given wall protection, deciduous subjects, pruning policy, neighbouring shrubs, main branch system, suitable bud, little regular pruning, informal surface, feathered tree, new growth commences, pruned hard back, restrictive pruning, fruiting display, furnished effect, warmer localities, strong central lead, weaker wood, clear stem, young nursery stock, spur system, cut hard back, rival leads Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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- First Aid Manual (British Red Cross) by St. John New Zealand in Back Matter
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- Plants from the Edge of the World: New Explorations in the Far East by Mark Flanagan on page 38, and Back Matter
- The Pruning of Trees, Shrubs and Conifers by George E. Brown in Front Matter
- On Garden Style by Bunny Williams in Back Matter
- Month-by-Month Gardening in the Mid-Atlantic: What To Do Each Month To Have a Beautiful Garden All Year by Jacqueline Heriteau in Back Matter
- Pruning and Training Plants: A Complete Guide by David Joyce in Back Matter
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