The Little Book of Planting Trees

Description

From the author of The Wisdom of Trees, an informative and practical guide to tree planting: including guidance on which trees to plant and where; how to plant, propagate and care for your trees; advice on the suitability and virtues of particular native trees (from oak to alder and from beech to blackthorn); amplified by details of how trees grow in nature and the stories of some famous tree planters. A glossary of websites, nurseries, conservation and other organisations completes the volume.

Max Adams is a critically acclaimed biographer and archaeologist and the author of Admiral Collingwood, The Prometheans, The King in the North and Aelfred's Britain. A teacher of woodland and tree histories, he manages an area of woodland in County Durham. www.theambulist.co.uk

It runs succinctly through the why, which and whereas well as how to look after your trees, famous tree planters and further useful information * The Field *