Growing Conifers, 2nd Edition

The great thing about conifers is they look good all year round. Conifers are an ancient group of plants which were the dominant species when the world's climate was colder. The range of modern conifers are diverse, with cultivars to suit virtually all types of climate and environments. Even though there are more varieties to suit cold or temperate climates, there are still plenty of conifers which also grow in hotter areas (hot dry or even wet tropics). This eBook gives you a great overview of the conifers of the world and how to grow them. CREDITS......Page 4 About the author......Page 5 Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION......Page 6 CARING FOR CONIFERS......Page 8 CONIFER PROBLEMS......Page 10 SOME METHODS FOR IMPROVING THE SUCCESS OF PROPAGATION......Page 12 CUTTING PROPAGATION......Page 13 SEED PROPAGATION......Page 14 CHOOSING A CONTAINER......Page 16 SOME IDEAS FOR USING CONIFERS IN CONTAINERS......Page 19 PRUNING CONIFERS......Page 20 SHAPING CONIFERS......Page 21 PRUNING TOOLS......Page 23 Growing Conifers......Page 24 Purchasing your Conifers......Page 25 Conifer Landscape Use Lists......Page 26 CONIFER OILS......Page 30 AGROFORESTRY and TIMBER......Page 32 Abies (SILVER or TRUE FIRS)......Page 34 Agathis......Page 37 Araucaria......Page 38 Callitris......Page 40 Cedrus (Cedar)......Page 41 Cephalotaxus (Plum Yew)......Page 42 Chamaecyparis......Page 43 Cryptomeria......Page 47 x Cupressocyparis......Page 48 Cupressus......Page 49 Ginkgo (Maidenhair Tree)......Page 51 Juniperus......Page 52 Larix (Larch or Tamarack)......Page 57 Microbiota......Page 59 Picea (Spruce or Spruce Firs)......Page 60 Pinus......Page 62 Podocarpus......Page 68 Pseudotsuga (False Hemlock)......Page 69 Sequoia......Page 70 Sequoiadendron (syn Wellingtonia)......Page 71 Taxodium (Bald or Deciduous Cypress)......Page 72 Taxus......Page 73 Thuja......Page 75 Thujopsis......Page 76 Tsuga (Hemlock)......Page 77 Further reading......Page 79 ACS GLOBAL PARTNERS......Page 80