Best books/resources

[NebClimber]

Gentlemen:

Please advise as to the following:

1) If I were to buy just one book on the practice of removing/felling trees, which should it be.

2) The best tree identification book for use in the midwest - one that is simple to use and can be taken into the field.

3) The simplest / easiest resource for indentifying diseases and insects invading a particular tree.

Thanks,

Steven

 

[ROLLACOSTA]

1,a good old husqvarna manual free with a new saw would take some beating for a novice i dont know if your a novice though..

2,trees in Britain europe and north america ,by roger phillips ..isbn 0-330-25480-4

3,diagnosis of ill-health in trees rg strouts and tg winter [authers]
ISBN 0-11-753545-1

better of using books AND getting some form of training

 

[jimmyq]

1) Professional Timber Falling, A Procedural Approach - D. Douglas Dent
2) Trees of north america and europe - Roger Phillips
3) Insects that feed on trees and shrubs + Diseases of trees and shrubs - Sinclair etc - Cornell univ. press

 

[TREETX]

1 - also good is ASPR (Art and Scien....)

2 - Get a local dendrology book. One that cover varieties found locally.

3 - I choose from a variety of entomolgy and forest pathology books from college days. Can't say one in particular is the best.

on the Topic of 3, any good resources for mycology in trees - preferably European trees? English also. I can handle climbing minutia in German but I think the finer issues of mycology may be out of my league.

 

[Ax-man]

Books

1. The Fundementals of General Tree Work by Gerald Beranek

A very well written book for the working tree man, chock full of
info and tips that I haven't found in any other book. Might be
a little out dated with the tools we are using today, but the
principals and techniques are still the same.

2. I think any book for tree ID at a local bookstore would suffice.

3. Jimmyq's selection -- no doubt -- I use the one on
diseases when I'm not sure of some thing--I don't have the
one for insects yet, if it is as good as the one on diseases it
is a definate must to have in your private library.

Your local extension service would probaly have some info
on local pests.

Larry

 

[ORclimber]

Originally posted by NebClimber
Gentlemen:


3) The simplest / easiest resource for indentifying diseases and insects invading a particular tree.

If I had to choose one it would be the OSU extension series. They are specific to Oregon so probably wouldn't do you much good in Nebraska. The reason I like them is that they offer solutions. Organic, synthetic, biological, cultural, and give timing too. Like Johnson, Sinclair they are arranged by host species. They also have bibliographies if you want to dig deeper. They're free online too. http://plant-disease.ippc.orst.edu/index.cfm

Books are like money, I always want more.

 

[rbtree]

Originally posted by NebClimber
Gentlemen:

Please advise as to the following:

1) If I were to buy just one book on the practice of removing/felling trees, which should it be.


Thanks,

Steven

I second Ax-Man's selection of Gerry's book. It is great.

 

[Guy Meilleur]

Originally posted by TREETX
any good resources for mycology in trees - preferably European trees? English also.

Fungal Strategies of Wood Decay in Trees by Schwarze et al will give you more on mycology than your brain can handle, I gare-on-tee! It's been translated form German to English, pub by Springer.