Product Description

An exhaustive exposition of propagating methods, from growing from seed to cuttings, grafting, layering, and tissue culture. It is based on the actual working methods of successful propagators worldwide and presents detailed explanations and illustrations of the procedures used.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1049488 in Books
• Published on: 1987-03-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 660 pages

Review
For the nurturers of seed and mother plants.... Comprehensible for all levels of practitioners.

About the Author
Bruce Macdonald is Director of The Botanical Garden at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, BC, Canada. There he has worked with the British Columbia Nursery Trades Association to develop the internationally acclaimed Plant Introduction Scheme of The Botanical Garden (PISBG). Previously, Bruce has been Senior Lecturer in Nursery Stock Production at Hadlow College of Horticulture and Agriculture in England, and Secretary of the Great Britain and Ireland Region of the International Plant Propagators' Society (IPPS). He is currently Vice President of the Western Region of the IPPS. He has also traveled extensively in Europe to specialist nursery areas and has undertaken some four years' practical experience working in different nurseries within England.

Customer Reviews

Don't get me started!
I have always been interested in horticulture and gardening. However this is the book the peaked my interest in arborculture above all else! The possibilities here are dizzying.. While the book is comprehensive as a text the layman can jump right in to what most interests them without much prior knowledge. The pictures are very enlightening while the greenhouse techniques are practical even for partime nurserymen, gardeners, or hobbiest.

This has everything on tree propagation by species.
An excellent and thorough review of propagation techniques by species. Covers a wide range of tree types and the best method to propagate. Would love an update with southern hemisphere data where appropriate.

Highly Recommended!!!
This is an incredible book. We highly recommend it if you're interested in propagation and/or growing as a nursery or if you simply want to propagate more of your own plants for your personal landscaping. This book has everything you need to know to do it. It's well worth the money.