Forestry books

envirowill

I don't work in forestry or never have studied in forestry but it does interest me. I have read a few books recently just out of curiosity. Maybe other could add to the list?

Woodland Management: A Practical Guide : Amazon Link
Trees: Their Natural History : Amazon Link
Stopping by Woods: A guide to the heritage and recreational forests of Ireland: Amazon Link
The Wild Trees: Amazon Link

Cheers!

Oldtree

For all your tree book needs:

http://www.treesource.co.uk/acatalog/

specifically Silviculture:

http://www.treesource.co.uk/acatalog/Silviculture___Woodland_Management.html

envirowill

Oh dear God, thanks for that link.

Guess I should start making my years reading list now!

Oldtree

many years from now you will be donning your anorac (just like me) and bedtime reading will be a colorful encyclopedia of tropical trees... :D:D

Canis_Lupus

For detail on silvicultural systems I would recommend 'Silvicultural Systems' by John Evans.

'Sylva' by A. Miles is a great read with loads of fantastic pictures.

The Woodland Way by Ben Law is another great book about small woodland management.

For silviculture and tree planting in an Irish forestry context I would recommend 'A guide to forest tree species selection and silviculture in Ireland'. You will find it on the Coford website. It has great detail on planting conventions and species suitabilities in Ireland.

Oldtree

For a good historical read, if you can find it, is

"Forestry in Ireland" by John Mackay 1934
Talbot press Dublin

Copy here:

http://www.naughtonsbooks.com/?page=shop/flypage&product_id=312440&keyword=john+mackay&searchby=author&offset=0&fs=1&CLSN_733=1332326174733b754ea729e467720adf

http://www.healyrarebooks.com/healy_rare_books_400_599.html

Ettellig

"A Forestry Venture"by Wilfred E Hiley

reverenddave

woodland way- Ben Law
Woodland year - Benlaw
although they are mainly for an English climate
everything is still relevant in an irish climate

Oldtree

got given a lovely book for xmas, but sadly it dosnt have a id key, instead listing the 2000 var of apples in alphabetical order.

http://www.amazon.com/New-Book-Apples-Definitive-Varieties/dp/0091883989

hayrake

Though not really about forestry as such, The International Book of Trees by Hugh Johnson is a great book for anyone interested in trees, really well written.

periodictable

One of the best books on plantation forestry-if you have ever been skeptical about why plantation forests are managed as they are, you'll understand why once you've read this.

http://books.google.ie/books/about/Plantation_Silviculture_in_Europe.html?id=ry8SgG1y6egC&redir_esc=y

I'd also recommend books by Wilfred Hiley who managed the Dartington Estate in the UK and wrote Woodland Management, Economics of Plantations and Woodland Improvement.

Alan Mitchell's "Trees of Britain and Northern Europe" is great, and any number of pamphlets/books from the British Forestry Commission.

http://www.forestry.gov.uk/forestry/library

How about joining the society of Irish Foresters?

http://www.societyofirishforesters.ie/

Oldtree

periodictable wrote: »

How about joining the society of Irish Foresters?
http://www.societyofirishforesters.ie/

or

The Arboricultural Association

http://homepage.eircom.net/~goodwinarborist/arb.html
http://www.trees.org.uk/