TREES OF POWER

The organic grower s guide to planting propagation culture and ecology Trees are our allies in healing the world Partnering with trees allows us to build soil enhance biodiversity increase wildlife populations grow food and medicine and pull carbon out of the atmosphere sequestering it in the soil Trees of Power explains how we can work with these arboreal allies specifically focusing on propagation planting and individual species Author Akiva Silver is an enthusiastic tree grower with years of experience running his own commercial nursery In this book he clearly explains the most important concepts necessary for success with perennial woody plants It s broken down into two parts the first covering concepts and horticultural skills and the second with in depth information on individual species You ll learn different ways to propagate trees by seed grafting layering or with cuttings These time honored techniques make it easy for anyone to increase their stock of trees simply and inexpensively Ten chapters focus on the specific ecology culture and uses of different trees ones that are common to North America and in other temperate parts of the world Chestnut The Bread Tree Apples The Magnetic Center Poplar The Homemaker Ash Maker of Wood