Trees of Power: Ten Essential Arboreal Allies

Trees of Power is an organic grower's guide to planting, propagating, culture, and ecology, focusing on how to work with trees to build soil, enhance biodiversity, increase wildlife populations, grow food and medicine, and pull carbon out of the atmosphere. Author Akiva Silver is an enthusiastic tree grower with years of experience running his own commercial nursery. The book is divided into two parts, covering concepts and horticultural skills and in-depth information on individual species. It provides inspiration for new generations of tree stewards and caretakers and fills an urgent need for up-to-date information on some of our most important tree species.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 288 pages
Publication date: 18 March 2019
Publisher: Chelsea Green Publishing Co

Trees are our allies in healing the world. Partnering with trees allows us to build soil, enhance biodiversity, increase wildlife populations, grow food and medicine, and pull carbon out of the atmosphere, sequestering it in the soil.

Trees of Power explains how we can work with these arboreal allies, specifically focusing on propagation, planting, and individual species. Author Akiva Silver is an enthusiastic tree grower with years of experience running his own commercial nursery. In this book, he clearly explains the most important concepts necessary for success with perennial woody plants. It is broken down into two parts: the first covering concepts and horticultural skills, and the second with in-depth information on individual species. You will learn different ways to propagate trees: 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.

Ten chapters focus on the specific ecology, culture, and uses of different trees, ones that are common to North America and in other temperate parts of the world:

Chestnut: The Bread Tree
Apples: 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

Trees of Power fills an urgent need for up-to-date information on some of our most important tree species, those that have multiple benefits for humans, animals, and nature. It also provides inspiration for new generations of tree stewards and caretakers who will not only benefit themselves but leave a lasting legacy for future generations.

Weight: 540g
Dimension: 156 x 229 x 17 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781603588416