Books every arbo MUST OWN

[mdvaden]

One of my favorite books has been Trees of North America and Europe by Roger Phillips.

Its very handy to have multiple twig or foliage samples shown on the same page for comparison when holding a twig or leaf in hand.

LINK: Trees of North America

 

[treevet]

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All of Alex L. Shigo's books...

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I also have all of Shigo's books, signed and a prize posession is A New Tree Biology, signed with a thank you for buying a "first copy" as he sold a few in the beginning without the addendum which he sent out later. I have some older, obscure stuff of his which he was surprised to see when I showed it to him. Sad thinking about the huge loss.

 

[treevet]

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One of my favorite books has been Trees of North America and Europe by Roger Phillips.

Its very handy to have multiple twig or foliage samples shown on the same page for comparison when holding a twig or leaf in hand.

LINK: Trees of North America

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I am gonna look that one up tomorrow. We eat breakfast after church at a Barnes and Noble with a little restaurant where my daughter works.

 

[roxy]

This one's great:
Native Trees Shrubs, and Vines for Urban and Rural America: A Planting Design Manual for Environmental Designers, Gary L. Hightshoe

 

[mdvaden]

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One of my favorite books has been Trees of North America and Europe by Roger Phillips.

Its very handy to have multiple twig or foliage samples shown on the same page for comparison when holding a twig or leaf in hand.

LINK: Trees of North America

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I am gonna look that one up tomorrow. We eat breakfast after church at a Barnes and Noble with a little restaurant where my daughter works.

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It's an older book, and the author uses a few different common names, but all in all I've found it to be worth a permanent spot in the book case. Had mine since college in the 1980s.

 

[treevet]

Can't have too many tree i d books.

As for old books...I still read my worn out copies of Perone's Tree Maintenance and Diseases and Pests of Ornamental Pests...the treeman's Bibles from 1970 although I have the latest revision of TM.

 

[williamd]

"A Natural History of Trees: of Eastern and Central North America", by Donald Culross Peattie. Though not a book on nuts and bolts arboriculture, it is one of a kind and should be read and kept in the arbo library.

 

[RopeShield]

Just got my autographed copy of THE FUNDEMENTALS OF GENERAL TREE WORK by G.F. BERANEK.
This is an awesome book. Truly genious and the brawn to match. Should have got this book years ago. Would have saved me plenty o grief.
Plenty of wonder and awe factor aswell.
Excellent instructions and many many cool pics.