Growing And Propagating Showy Native Woody Plants

Dick Bir first explains the uses and value of woody plants in the landscape and outlines special techniques for their propagation and cultivation. Bir promotes 'conservation through propagation, ' the idea that we should use propagated plants in our gardens rather than specimens taken from the wild.

Bir identifies some of the showiest woody plants native to the eastern United States and tells how to propagate and care for them. He describes more than ninety species of native plants, most illustrated with a color photograph, and includes several useful appendixes listing nurseries that stock these hard-to-find species.