I finished planting 12 japanese and american acer rubrum maples. I think/hope I did a good job with the inspection of the roots, intervention in the rootball, cutting circling roots, etc. I now feel I want more detailed info on both pruning, since I plan to work on my other maples this coming year, as well as rootpruning, since I have maples in containers, on root development in general. Are there any good books you'd recommend? i read Whitcomb's book on landscape trees, and thought it was pretty fascinating in terms of examining current gardening practices. Any similar books that are up to date? Thank you.
have a look at the ISA book store, there might be stuff there that interestes you, although it can be quite painful in the wallet. one example: http://secure.isa-arbor.com/store/Illustrated-Guide-to-Pruning-2nd-Edition--P32C0.aspx
Hi, I recommend Ortho's All About Bonsai or any good book on basic bonsai techniques. Learning a few basic bonsai techniques is good for those of us who keep container plants even if you goal isn't to create bonsai. After all, bonsai is all about keeping trees healthy in containers for decades, if not centuries! Layne
Thanks, Layne - i thought about bonzai, since they must give a lot of thought to roots, pruning, etc. I'll look for the book you recommend.
