Georgetown Peabody Library

Trees of power, ten essential arboreal allies, [Akiva Silver]

eng

Includes bibliographical references and index

illustrations

index present

non fiction

Trees of power

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[Akiva Silver]

ten essential arboreal allies

Trees are our allies in maintaining a healthy planet. Partnering with trees allows us to build soil, enhance biodiversity, increase wildlife populations, grow food and medicine, and pull carbon out of the atmosphere. Trees of Power by Akiva Silver shares a step-by-step path toward working with these arboreal allies, from planting to propagation to understanding the multiple benefits that ten of our most essential tree species - the chestnut, apple, hickory, and more - provide for humans, animals, and nature alike. In this book you'll learn how to work successfully with perennial woody plants. It includes in-depth information on individual species and different ways to propagate trees - whether 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. Silver's combination of hands-on experience and sincere exuberance for the natural world will inspire a new generation of tree stewards while appealing to anyone who feels a deep appreciation for these magnificent plants.--COVER

Part 1. Concepts and skills. Life fountains -- Planting -- Propagation from cuttings -- Propagation from seed -- Propagation by grafting -- Propagation by layering -- Part 2. The allies. Chestnut : the bread tree -- Apple : the magnetic center -- Poplar : the homemaker -- Ash : maker of wood -- Mulberry : the giving tree -- Elderberry : the caretaker -- Hickory : pillars of life -- Hazelnut : the provider -- Black locust : the restoration tree -- Beech : the root runner -- Afterword: Leaves of the same tree