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[IBC] Botany
Greetings,
Does anyone know of a good book or website that will give a beginning approach to botany? I am wanting to learn more of the science behind bonsai so that I can better understand my trees. I have a book called "Botany for Gardeners." Any additional help w ould be appreciated. Thank you, Sean Nemecek - Cadillac, MI - Zone 4b or 5a "True ingenuity values love for itself." - John Howe from "Of Delighting in God" ************************************************** ****************************** ++++Sponsored, in part, by Evergreen Gardenworks++++ ************************************************** ****************************** -- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ -- +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++ |
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[IBC] Botany
Botany for Gardeners is a pretty good book. In what areas do
you think you need more bio that isn't covered there? David J. Bockman, Fairfax, VA (USDA Hardiness Zone 7) Bunabayashi Bonsai On The World Wide Web: http://www.bunabayashi.com email: The Florida Department of Agriculture used to have "Botany Handbook for Florida," a 50-page primer on botany. The agency gave it away. I have no idea if it is still available. If it is, however, the current administration makes the public pay for tax-supported publications, so it won't be free any longer. The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (!) website is at: http://www.doacs.state.fl.us/index.html but a quick scan failed to find that publication. You can also check out: http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/. The University of Florida's Ag school may have something. But as David said, I can't imagine you needing more than the book you have can give you -- short of a degree in botany. ;-) Go to www.abebooks.com and search for "botany" and see what happens. Jim Lewis - - Tallahassee, FL - Our life is frittered away by detail . . . . Simplify! Simplify. -- Henry David Thoreau - Walden ************************************************** ****************************** ++++Sponsored, in part, by Evergreen Gardenworks++++ ************************************************** ****************************** -- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ -- +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++ |
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If you are serious about learning the science of bonsai, forget botany
and learn arboriculture. The best book available is; Arboriculture - Integrated Management of Trees, Shrubs and Vines - by Richard W. Harris. ISBN 0-13-044280-1, six hundred pages that covers everything you need to know and then some. It is not cheap around $100 US Anton ************************************************** ****************************** ++++Sponsored, in part, by Evergreen Gardenworks++++ ************************************************** ****************************** -- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ -- +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++ |
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[IBC] Botany
Sean Nemecek wrote:
Greetings, Does anyone know of a good book or website that will give a beginning approach to botany? I am wanting to learn more of the science behind bonsai so that I can better understand my trees. I have a book called "Botany for Gardeners." Any additional help would be appreciated. To me Deborah Koreshoff´s book Bonsai its Art, Science, History and Philosophy gives me all the science and botany I need for growing bonsai. Henrik Gistvall, Uppsala, Sweden ************************************************** ****************************** ++++Sponsored, in part, by Evergreen Gardenworks++++ ************************************************** ****************************** -- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ -- +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++ |
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[IBC] Botany
Does anyone know of a good book or website that will give a beginning
approach to botany? 1. contact your local agricultural extension agent. Ours just sent us a speaker on the subject. 2. If you have a specific question, ask it here or on sci.bio.botany. 3. Now here I am not kidding. Get out in the woods & your garden & really look at trees close up and at a distance for 30 or 40 years. They will teach you botany. 4. Go to your main library & see what they have. If you are near a university or arboretum, even better. Iris, Central NY, Zone 5a, Sunset Zone 40 "If we see light at the end of the tunnel, It's the light of the oncoming train." Robert Lowell (1917-1977) |
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[IBC] Botany
Does anyone know of a good book or website that will give a beginning =
approach to botany? Hi there, Depending what you want from the book, I have a couple of ideas. For some basic biology with discussions of various plant families (and with lots of nice photos) I like Biology of Plants by Raven et al. (plus it always has a cool cover -- Monet, van Gogh, etc...) For some fairly in depth "what's going on behind the scenes" science my pick is Plant Physiology by Salisbury and Ross (with unfortunately boring black and white photos and diagrams). These are both university texts, so you should be able to find them pretty cheap at a used book store around a campus (otherwise they're in the $80 ball park). Happy reading! -joe ************************************************** ****************************** ++++Sponsored, in part, by Evergreen Gardenworks++++ ************************************************** ****************************** -- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ -- +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++ |
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