The silviculture of trees used in British forestry /

• Main Author: Savill, Peter S., (Author)
• Other Authors: Wise, Rosemary, 1941- (Illustrator)
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK : CABI, 2013.
• Edition: 2nd edition.
• Subjects: Forests and forestry > Great Britain.; Trees > Great Britain.; Plant Breeding and Genetics.; Viral, Bacterial and Fungal Diseases of Plants, (New March 2000); Forests and Forest Trees (Biology and Ecology); Silviculture and Forest Management.; Wood Properties, Damage and Preservation.; Biological Resources (Plant); Materials Science.; Forest management.; Forest nurseries.; Forest pests.; Forests.; Guide books.; Introduction.; Natural regeneration.; Origin.; Plant diseases.; Plant pests.; Provenance.; Seed production.; Seeds.; Silvicultural characters.; Silvicultural systems.; Silviculture.; Site requirements.; Timbers.; Trees.; Wood properties.; Yields.; Electronic books.
• Online Access: View fulltext via EzAccess
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (vii, 280 pages) : illustrations; Also available in print format.
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
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This book aims to provide a guide for selecting species and managing trees. The requirements of each of the 63 species from 35 genera are described for areas in which they are likely to do well. Further, the book provides information about the origin and introduction (where applicable) of each species, climatic and site requirements, other silvicultural characteristics, pests and diseases, natural regeneration, provenance, seed production, nursery treatment, yield and timber characteristics. The book concludes with two simple keys for identifying the tree most likely to be encountered in woods.