Growing and propagating showy native woody plants / Richard E. Bir ; drawings by Karen Palmer.

Author/creator Bir, R. E.
Format Book
Publication InfoChapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, ©1992.
Descriptionviii, 192 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 27 cm
Subjects

Contents Part 1. Natives in the garden. Getting natives started -- Propagation -- Seeds -- Cuttings -- Pruning & transplanting -- The landscape -- Site analysis -- Soil preparation -- Soil physics -- Soil chemistry -- Planting -- Mulch -- Competition -- Fertilization -- Pruning -- Part 2. Plant list. Appendixes -- Landscape fertilizer rates -- Landscape sizes and germination requirements -- Showy native shrubs and trees for moist sites -- Showy native shrubs and trees for dry sites -- Showy native shrubs and trees that attract wildlife -- Showy native shrubs and trees that will tolerate neutral or slightly alkaline soils -- Sources of rooting hormones and other horticultural supplies -- Sources of seeds for native woody plants -- Nursery sources of native woody plants.
General noteCover title: Growing & propagating showy native woody plants.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (page 183) and indexes.
Other titleGrowing & propagating showy native woody plants.
LCCN 91035993
ISBN080782027X (cloth ; alk. paper)
ISBN9780807820278 (cloth ; alk. paper)
ISBN0807843660 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
ISBN9780807843666 (pbk. ; alk. paper)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks SB439 .B49 1992 ✔ Available Place Hold