The Overstory Book: Cultivating Connections with Trees 2nd Edition

About this book

Whether in a small backyard or a larger farm or forest trees are vital to the web of life. Protecting and planting trees can restore wildlife habitat heal degraded land conserve soil protect watersheds diversify farm or garden products beautify landscapes and enhance the economic and ecological viability of land use systems. Careful planning and sound information is needed to reach these goals. The Overstory Book distills essential information about working with trees into 134 short easy-to-read single-subject chapters. Each chapter shares key concepts and useful information so readers can get back to planting and protecting more trees gardens and forests more effectively. Discover time-tested agricultural and conservation techniques from indigenous and traditional peoples Work with beneficial microorganisms from mycorrhizal fungi to nitrogen-fixing bacteria and more Create abundance with fruit trees timber trees vine crops vegetables mushrooms and more Form alliances with animals from wildlife birds and insects to integrated free-range livestock Design effective tree-based windbreaks noise barriers live fences and erosion buffers Understand how to grow or obtain the highest quality seeds seedlings and plant materials Restore fertility productivity and biodiversity with trees Work with multipurpose plants including trees palms bamboos and more Market products effectively to improve economic returns sustainably Locate helpful internet sites organizations people and publications And much more!