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Growing => Gardens => Topic started by: dst015 on May 17, 2015, 09:30:00 pm

Title: Books about trees
Post by: dst015 on May 17, 2015, 09:30:00 pm

I'm looking for an idiots guide to trees, any suggestions of what to read? is there an idiots guide???

Title: Re: Books about trees
Post by: verdifish on May 17, 2015, 10:49:19 pm

Collins book of British trees ,packed to the rafters with all the info you will ever need ????  I know profi tree surgeons who swear by it !

Title: Re: Books about trees
Post by: quixoticgeek on May 19, 2015, 10:09:47 pm

What do you want to know about trees? I'm currently reading  Trees: Their Natural History (http://amzn.to/1EVYrUM). Very interesting, starts off in plain language and covers lots of useful information.

J

Title: Re: Books about trees
Post by: dst015 on June 01, 2015, 02:45:50 pm

I want to be able to identify them and know which trees are best for which areas. That's the basics of what i want to know but really i want to know everything i can. Ive bought a book (not the collins one....), also downloaded an app, British tree identification guide, which seems quite good. They also do a winter tree guide, mushroom guide and wild flower guide which i bought as a bundle and all seem pretty good.