books you couldnt be without

[elicokiz]

Hi Folks

 

I,m trying to update our library with the most relevant books for Arb and Forestry, there are so many available, which ones do you think are the most essential to include:thumbup1:

 

If anyone has found any useful links to interactive material online such as rigging or tree hazard identification could they kindly pass them on too? as they say "The sum of the whole is greater than its parts" any response would be greatly recived

cheers

Dave

[Steve Bullman]

did you have a flick through Arbazon?

[liamjordan]

These are some great books i have

 

High Climbers and Timber Fallers by G F Beranek

This Was Logging by R A Andrews

Timber: Toil and Trouble in the Big Woods by R A Andrews

Collins Tree Guide

Collins Complete Guide to British Trees

The Tree Climbers Companion by Jeff Jepson

 

The BTCV handbooks are good too, got the fencing and hedgelaying ones but you can read them online for free though

 

 

 

Would like some info on these books, are they good or not?

Fundamentals of General Tree Work by G F Beranek

The Art and Science of Practical Rigging by Peter Donzelli and Sharon Lilly

 

Oh and these DVD's by G F Beranek

Jerry Beranek's Working Climber - Series One "Access and Movement Through the Tree"

Jerry Beranek's Working Climber - Series Two "Cutting and Rigging in the Tree"

[Brushcutter]

These are some great books i have

 

High Climbers and Timber Fallers by G F Beranek

This Was Logging by R A Andrews

Timber: Toil and Trouble in the Big Woods by R A Andrews

Collins Tree Guide

Collins Complete Guide to British Trees

The Tree Climbers Companion by Jeff Jepson

 

The BTCV handbooks are good too, got the fencing and hedgelaying ones but you can read them online for free though

 

 

 

Would like some info on these books, are they good or not?

Fundamentals of General Tree Work by G F Beranek

The Art and Science of Practical Rigging by Peter Donzelli and Sharon Lilly

 

Oh and these DVD's by G F Beranek

Jerry Beranek's Working Climber - Series One "Access and Movement Through the Tree"

Jerry Beranek's Working Climber - Series Two "Cutting and Rigging in the Tree"

 

High Climbers and Timber Fallers is a great book i imported mine from the states when it first came out. My fave picture in there is the cat 966 loader on two wheels with a redwood log in the grab.

 

Jerrys working DVDs are good we watched them one rainy morning on our CS38. Think there are some clips on Youtube.

 

A Book i couldn't be without is "a guide to the identfication of decidious trees and shrubs in winter" its a AIDGAP key so its really simple and at 5 quid its a great one to have in the truck with colins tree guide. Also the FC Timber measurement field guide is worth having. And the diagonsis of ill health in trees is another frequently used book on the shelf.

[Tommy_B]

 

Would like some info on these books, are they good or not?

Fundamentals of General Tree Work by G F Beranek

The Art and Science of Practical Rigging by Peter Donzelli and Sharon Lilly

 

Oh and these DVD's by G F Beranek

Jerry Beranek's Working Climber - Series One "Access and Movement Through the Tree"

Jerry Beranek's Working Climber - Series Two "Cutting and Rigging in the Tree"

 

Yes mate. All very good. Only seen the second DVD though, But having seen a lot of Mr Beranek's other work, I can't imagine the first video wouldn't be worth having.

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

the art and science of rigging is a good book.

 

Looking at your haves, I wonder how technical you wanna go with text books?

 

what area of the art and science of arboriculture do you intend this resource/library to deliver to?

[lendahand]

Arb books can be pricey but one not to be without, as already said 'Diagnosis of Ill Health in Trees'.

[alex_m]

recently bought a hardback version of 'a new tree biology'. i can see myself owning this forever. i love how in depth it goes, being the failed scientist that i am.

[Ian Flatters]

pests of ornamental trees, shrubs and flowers - david v alford

maunal of wood decay, stupsi explains a tree etc - most mattheck books are good and with pictures means even i can understand it.

trees in britain - roger phillips 9has pictures of real leaves not drawings, and a leaf index at the start. Best book i own.

[Canal Navvy]

"Tree Root Damage To Buildings" by P.G.Biddle is a splendid text book

that I think ought to be in every serious tree library:001_smile: