Books every arbo MUST OWN

Illustrated Guide to Pruning, Gilman.

Dirr has a few, I assume you mean the Handbook of Woody Plants.

Tree Climber's Companion and To Fell a Tree, both by Jepson
 
if i only had one to work by it would be Arboriculture by Harris et al

blinky i think you mean Manual not Handbook. saw dirr last winter and got a signed edition of the new edition, nice. fun guy to tip a few with, but not too tuned into arbo and mtc. keen eye and love for plants tho no doubt, tho calling chinaberry and silver maple and Baccharis weeds is a bit limited imo.
 
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Illustrated Guide to Pruning, Gilman.

Dirr has a few, I assume you mean the Handbook of Woody Plants.

Tree Climber's Companion and To Fell a Tree, both by Jepson

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Gilman and Tree Climbers Companion were the two books I read my first week on the job. Have both.

I have one of Dirr but he is not as usedful for westerners.

Got To Fell a Tree last year and I recently got Shigo "A New Tree Biology" but I haven't been into it much yet.

Need to get Harris and barenek yet. I will.
 
On my desk right now:
Identifying Mature and Old Forests in Western Washington; Bob Van Pelt
Common Tree Diseases of British Columbia; Allen, Morrison, and Wallace
A New Tree Biology and the accompanying dictionary; Alex Shigo
Tree Pithy Points; Alex Shigo
Guide for Plant AQppraisal, 9th Edition
PHC for Woody Ornamentals; Lloyd

BTW, Alex Shigo made an audio recording of himself reading the Pithy points out loud. If you an find it, it is worth listening to. Hilarious to hear his asides as he goes through all of his notes.
 
Up By Roots-James Urban. Thinking of using this as a textbook the next time I teach.

The Tree-Colin Tudge

The Elements of Style-Strunk and White.

Tim
 
The Tree Climber's Companion: A Reference And Training Manual For Professional Tree Climbers -Jeff Jepson

cheap, short, concise, 5th grade reading level, and there's pictures!!!
 
All great books! (not familiar w/ mycelium running) Native Trees for north American landscapes by Guy Sternberg for the natives and Manual of woody landscape plants for the natives and exotics! These are priceless! Also: Wyman, Farrar, Bean, ANYTHING SHIGO! (named my son after Shigo)
 
It's not an aboricultural science and practical based book, but still a good non-fiction read The Golden Spruce. Just finished reading it and it has been the only book to pull me in outside of industry text.
 
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All great books! (not familiar w/ mycelium running) Native Trees for north American landscapes by Guy Sternberg for the natives and Manual of woody landscape plants for the natives and exotics! These are priceless! Also: Wyman, Farrar, Bean, ANYTHING SHIGO! (named my son after Shigo)

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That is amazing you named your son after Alex.

Here is a book list. I have a lot of em and want more of em.

http://secure.isa-arbor.com/webstore/PDFs/09cat_web.pdf

Attachment all tree books. Not all on shelf at time of pict.
 

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