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Desirable Trees for the Midwest
Scott Zanon
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Price: $29.95
Printed Casebound | 160 pages
ISBN: 978-0-692-00348-0 |
Summary
Trees are the most important element in any well designed landscape. With so many golf courses, large properties, and even homeowners now removing overgrown, damaged, and poorly selected and site planted trees, it made sense that they have a re-planting program established with the idea to plant trees more suitable for several aspects including the growth of turfgrass. There has never been a guide to assist them with what to re-plant. Now there is with Desirable Trees for the Midwest - 50 for the Home Landscape and Larger Properties. In his new book author Scott Zanon leads the reader to 50 of his personal favorites in order to help them make the best decisions based on beauty, hardiness, site location, and the ability to grow turfgrass. The Plant Usage Guides, in both common and scientific name forms, provide a plethora of options for the reader at any level. Having the ability to view 250 color photographs enables the reader to make informed buying decisions. A superb reference guide, this book is user friendly and a very practical guide for a number of audiences including horticulturists, arborists, grounds professionals, master gardeners, golf course superintendents, green committees, golf course architects, home gardeners, and homeowners as one begins to review the many choices available to them when selecting a tree. Deciding what attributes are most critical in the realm of options from this book can make the selection process so much easier. Details of each of the 50 trees are outlined in a very clear and concise format supplying the reader with valuable information about each trees culture and the cultivars worthy of consideration.
About the Author
Scott Zanon is a 1983 graduate from the Ohio State University College of Agriculture (Bachelor of Science) with majors in both Agronomy (turfgrass science) and Horticulture (landscape horticulture). In 2003, he was asked by then Director of Athletics Andy Geiger, to chair the OSU Scarlet Golf Course Restoration Committee. They removed quite a few trees from the Scarlet golf course and he quickly realized there were no guides or writings listing desirable trees for use on golf courses and countless other areas. At the encouragement of Golf Course Architect and OSU Alumnus Dr. Michael Hurdzan, OSU Horticulture Professor Emeritus Dr. Steve Still, and current OSU Agronomy Professor Karl Danneberger, he authored the book. Scott, an avid gardener, is currently Chair of the Green Committee at the OSU Golf Club and resides in the Columbus Ohio suburb of Upper Arlington, a Tree City USA community.
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