Black Currant
White pine blister rust is not a serious disease of currants and gooseberries; however, it is a very serious disease of white pines (Pinus strobus). Currants and gooseberries serve as an alternate host for the rust fungus that causes white pine ... [... more]
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The Lion's Share
One was a white pine that I started training 30 years ago, and is now a beautiful specimen. A little fern sprouted up in the pot three years back, and since it complimented the pine so well, I just left it there. Another one, a weeping silver ... [... more]
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Daylily Rust- Where Will It End
Another interesting control example is white pine blister rust. This rust infects the bases of eastern white pine trees, causing cankers that eventually girdle and kill the tree. It used to be endemic in the central ... [... more]
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White Pine: Poems and Prose Poems
 Wherein the poet continues her literary program with much the same sort of excellent poems about nature, the connection between the natural and the physical, and the tug-of-war between the familiar and the mysterious. I Found A Dead Fox, seemingly ... [... more]
CDN$16.00
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Whittling and Woodcarving
The Great American Whittling Book! Written in the thirties this is the whittler's magnum opus. Classic whittling tricks and projects, soap carving, etc. Get this book, a pocket knife and a chunck of white pine. Find a shady tree or a park bench and ... [... more]
CDN$14.95
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Mountains of the Heart
truly excellent book on Appalachian natural history Scott Weidensaul has produced with "Mountains of the Heart" one of the finest examples of popular natural history writing I have ever seen. Thorough and authoritative, yet an easy read and ... [... more]
CDN$19.95
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The Trees in My Forest
The real meaning of "ecology" Bernd Heinrich's abilities in acute perception are well portrayed in this book. He possesses extensive scientific training and research in natural conditions - having published on bees, ravens and geese. This ... [... more]
CDN$17.50
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Blue Pastures
THank you, Mary Oliver! This book is exquisite. Thanks to Mary Oliver, I have begun to open my eyes, ears, and soul once more. Her poetry, all her observations, are so moving and her connection to life and what really matters has made me reexamine my own ... [... more]
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