Organic Tree Care For The Professional
By John A. Keslick, Jr. Tree Biologist

CHAPTERS
1. Organic Tree Care, an Introduction.
2. People Pressure Diseases (PPD) and Organic Tree Care
3. A Note About Planting  (Start with healthy trees, planted correctly)
4. Planting - Selecting a Site (Plant In Groups When Possible)
5. Planting - Selecting a Tree
6. Planting - Properly Preparing A Planting Site
7. Planting - Planting The Tree
8. Planting - Watering
9. Mulch
10. Fertilizing - Applying Essential Elements (14 from soil)
11. Wound Treatments (Treat The System, Not Just The Wound)
12. Pruning
13. Cabling And Bracing
14. Rotation Planting
15. Group Planting
16.  Sidewalks and Trees
15. Addressing Other People Pressure Diseases
      a. Construction Protection
      b. Wells
      c.  Compaction
14. Wildlife Management
       a. Snags
       b. Cavities
       c. Fallen Trees
       d. Hollows
       e. Healthy Growing Trees
15.  Organic, Ecoart Nurse Logs
16.  Fresh Chips, why so bad.
17.  Woodlot Management based on tree biology and organic.
18.  TREE MYTHS
20.  Video's

Above:  Okame Cherry we planted - the following growing season.

More to come........

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