The A-Z Pruning Handbook for New Zealand. by Jon Muller.

Contents

The following are the contents of the book. In the first section the principles of pruning are discussed. In the plant section we have listed the plants covered and also included the full text for camellias and roses. You will have to buy the book to get the full detail!

Introduction

Principles of Pruning and training

  Reasons for pruning and training
1.  To remove the 3 Ds - dead, damaged and diseased wood
    2.  To encourage flowering and fruiting
    3.  To improve the shape and size of trees and shrubs
  Effects of pruning and Training
    1. Managing growth
    2. Encouraging Flowering (including pruning to the bud)

Pruning techniques

  Trees
Options for pruning trees - Crown cleaning / Crown raising / Crown thinning / Crown reduction / Topping / Pollarding / Branch removal
    Trees and the Law
    Arborists
  Shrubs
    Evergreen shrubs
    Deciduous shrubs (Flowering on previous seasons growth or current seasons growth)
  Hedges
  Conifers
  Climbers
  Fruit Trees
    Fruiting on current seasons growth / one-year-old wood / two-year-old wood
  Plant Care (including root pruning)
  Tools
    Introduction
    Secateurs
    Loppers
    Saws
    Hedge clippers
    Hedge trimmersq
    Chainsaws

The Plants (listed alphabetically)

  Abelia
Akeake
Apple
Apple blossom
Apricot
Ash
Azalea
Banksia
Beech
Boronia
Bottlebrush
Bougainvillea
Boysenberry
Breath of heaven
Cabbage tree
Californian lilac
Camellia
Canary Is palm
Carmine rata
Cedar
Cherry
Chinese lantern
Clematis
Coral pea
Corokia
Creeping fig
Currant
Daphne
Deutzia
Elm
Euryops
Feijoa
Firethorn
Fivefinger
Fuchsia		 Gardenia
Geranium
Germander
Ginkgo
Golden bells
Gooseberry
Grape
Grevillea
Gum
Heath
Hebe
Herbaceous Perenials
Hibiscus
Hydrangea
Indian hawthorn
Japanese laurel
Jasmine
Juniper
Kapuka
Karaka
Keurboom
Kiwifruit
Kowhai
Lavender
Lilac
Luculia
Manuka
Maple
Marguerite daisy
Mexican orange blossom
Mock orange
Nectarine
Norfolk Island pine

Ngaio
Oleander
Olearia
Passionfruit
Peach
Pear
Photinia
Pine
Pittosporum
Plumbago
Plum
Podocarpus
Pohutukawa
Poplar
Protea
Puka
Puriri
Raspberry
Rhododendron
Rockrose
Rose
Satinwood
Senecio
Silver birch
Silver tree
Spiraea
Sweet gum
Tamarix
Tecomanthe
Tibouchina
Viburnum
Wattle
Willow
Wisteria
Wonder tree
   
  Bibliography
Key to Pruning
  Glossary
  Index
  Book Cover

Excerpts

How to prune Camellias & Roses

Key to Pruning

Pruning Tips:
Pruning to the bud
Branch removal
Trees and the law
Arborists
Deciduous shrubs
Hedges
Plant care
Tools

Introduction
Table of Contents

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Acknowledgements
 
 

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