CONTENTS

Foreword

Preface

PART ONE

Concepts and Skills

  1.  Life Fountains

  2.  Planting

  3.  Propagation from Cuttings

  4.  Propagation from Seed

  5.  Propagation by Grafting

  6.  Propagation by Layering

PART TWO

The Allies

  7.  Chestnut: The Bread Tree

  8.  Apple: The Magnetic Center

  9.  Poplar: The Homemaker

10.  Ash: Maker of Wood

11.  Mulberry: The Giving Tree

12.  Elderberry: The Caretaker

13.  Hickory: Pillars of Life

14.  Hazelnut: The Provider

15.  Black Locust: The Restoration Tree

16.  Beech: The Root Runner

Afterword: Leaves of the Same Tree

Acknowledgments

Exercises for Increasing Awareness

Recommended Reading

Resources for Plant Material

Notes