Description
‘This excellent volume is the last in a series of five practical guides to propagating and planting tropical trees. It has many points to recommend it: extremely clear and straight-forward writing; attractive and helpful line-drawn illustrations; spiral bound and organised as a series of photocopiable sheets, ideal for training purposes, with cross references to relevant sections in other volumes in the series.’ – New Agriculturalist
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Planting and Establishment of Tropical Trees explains, in a practical and straightforward way, how to plant and establish the most appropriate trees for a particular location and the benefits required.
Complete with many line drawings and diagrams, it shows how to select the most suitable specimens, planting methods, and how to ensure that newly planted trees thrive, by protecting them from damage from the weather, from animals or from disease.
Written by a forestry expert for the non-specialist reader, this will be an invaluable guide to anyone trying to ensure that a rich variety of trees survive to maturity, across the tropics.
Contents
Introduction
The need for reforestation
Planting or natural regeneration
Getting started
Planning the project
Feasibility studies
Soils: structure and composition
Soils: soil fertility
Soils: acidity and alkalinity
Soils: salinity and moisture content
Taking the young trees to the planting site
Selecting trees for planting
Preparing for transporting trees
Transporting your trees
Arrival at the planting site
Planting trees
How and when to plant
Equipment and labour
Spacing
Preparing to plant
Methods of planting
Windbreaks and shelterbelts
Establishing newly planted trees
Establishment time
Mulching
Pruning and staking
Protection
Introduction
Climatic conditions
Damage by animals
Fire damage
Humans
Harmful insects
Introduction to diseases
Diseases and pathogens
Identification of tree diseases
Nutrition deficiencies
Treating diseased trees
Weeds
Reason why trees may fail to establish
Monitoring after planting
Assessing the results of field trials
Check-lists, sources and records
Record keeping
Sources of reference and further information
Index