by Akiva Silver (Author), Samuel Thayer (Foreword)
The organic grower's guide to planting, propagation, culture, and ecology
Trees
are our allies in healing the world. Partnering with trees allows us to
build soil, enhance biodiversity, increase wildlife populations, grow
food and medicine, and pull carbon out of the atmosphere, sequestering
it in the soil.
Trees of Power explains how we can work
with these arboreal allies, specifically focusing on propagation,
planting, and individual species. Author Akiva Silver is an enthusiastic
tree grower with years of experience running his own commercial
nursery. In this book he clearly explains the most important concepts
necessary for success with perennial woody plants. It’s broken down into
two parts: the first covering concepts and horticultural skills and the
second with in-depth information on individual species. You’ll learn
different ways to propagate trees: by seed, grafting, layering, or with
cuttings. These time-honored techniques make it easy for anyone to
increase their stock of trees, simply and inexpensively.
Ten
chapters focus on the specific ecology, culture, and uses of different
trees, ones that are common to North America and in other temperate
parts of the world:
Chestnut: The Bread Tree
Apples: The Magnetic Center
Poplar: The Homemaker
Ash: Maker of Wood
Mulberry: The Giving Tree
Elderberry: The Caretaker
Hickory: Pillars of Life
Hazelnut: The Provider
Black Locust: The Restoration Tree
Beech: The Root Runner
Trees of Power
fills an urgent need for up-to-date information on some of our most
important tree species, those that have multiple benefits for humans,
animals, and nature. It also provides inspiration for new generations of
tree stewards and caretakers who will not only benefit themselves, but
leave a lasting legacy for future generations.
Trees of Power
is for everyone who wants to connect with trees. It is for the
survivalist, the gardener, the homesteader, the forager, the
permaculturist, the environmentalist, the parent, the schoolteacher, the
farmer, and anyone who feels a deep kinship with these magnificent
beings.
