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Ben Raskin is the Head of Horticulture at the Soil Association in the UK, and author of Zero-Waste Gardening (2021). He runs courses and training on organic growing including community orchards, and launched the Soil Association’s flagship Organic Apprenticeship Scheme in 2007. Ben got the gardening bug working on an organic vineyard in northern Italy, and has worked in horticulture for over 20 years, including a stint as Assistant Head Gardener at the UK charity Garden Organic. He has also written The Community Gardening Handbook; Compost; Grow; and Bees, Bugs & Butterflies for Leaping Hare Press. Rosanna Morris is an illustrator and printmaker interested in sustainability, food sovereignty and the environment. Many of her prints explore themes of agriculture, horticulture and the natural world. Rosanna also teaches printmaking and drawing at various art schools including the Bristol Drawing school at the Royal West of England academy and the Spike Print studio. Introduction 6 1 TREES AND THE WORLD Trees and the Climate 14 Trees, Soil and Fungi 20 Trees and Wildlife 26 Agroforestry 32 2 TREES AND HAPPINESS Shade and Shelter 42 Trees and Pollution 46 Why Climbing Trees is Good for You 50 Expanding Tree-based Play 52 Trees and Mental Health 54 Community and Reduced Crime 58 3 GROWING TREES Raising Your Own Trees 64 Growing Apple Trees on Their Own Roots 68 How to Plant a Tree 70 Keeping Your Tree Healthy 74 Using Woodchip in Your Garden 76 4 THE FORTY BEST TREES Maple Alder Banksia Birch Bottlebrush Chestnut Bean Tree Cedar Cercis Dogwood Hazel Hawthorn Handkerchief Gum Tree Spindle Beech Fig Ash Honey Locust Holly Walnut Magnolia Apple Redwood Mulberry Ironwood Pine Plane Aspen Almond Cherry Plum Pear Oak Mangrove Black Locust Willow Elder Sorbus Elm Guide to Tree Identification 160 5 TREES AND THE ECONOMY Buy Wood to Save the World 166 Working With Trees 170 Further Reading 173 Index 174 Acknowledgments 176
