Common Sense Forestry. Twenty five years ago when author Hans Morsbach became interested in cultivating trees and managing small woodlands, he searched for a good how-to manual. He never found one, so he decided to write his own someday. Based on his subsequent experience and combining research into the academic literature with his own successes and failures as a small-scale tree farmer Hans wrote what is an indispensable reference for anyone who owns wooded property. Morsbach is an unabashed nature lover as well as successful businessman, and well understands the importance of a long-term approach to sustainable forest management. In this highly readable and entertaining text, he tells how to create and maintain forests that promote biodiversity while providing harvestable timber. Information includes: choosing land, seeding and transplanting, pruning and thinning, using (or not using) herbicides, working with foresters, establishing business strategies and tax planning. This is a quality soft cover, 8" x 8", 228 pages, black and white photos and illustrations, charts. If you prefer to order by phone call 866.596.9982 toll-free.