An essential reference for the whole landscape industry − designers, teachers, students, growers and contractors, this new edition incorporates feedback from the industry and provides:

• Criteria for assessment of all tree stock irrespective of how it is produced.
• Benchmarks and calculations.
• Methods for root development and tree balance.
• A guide specification, based on the assessment criteria, in NATSPEC format.
• Inspection sheets, diagrams, tables, glossary and a comprehensive index.

Ross Clark has spent much of the last 15 years devoted to the development of nursery practices designed to produce trees of consistently high quality.