UC publication lauded in San Francisco Chronicle

The UC Agriculture and Natural Resources publication Oaks in the Urban Landscape will be extremely effective in saving the lives trees, because "it is written clearly, packed with useful information and illustrated with some of the clearest photographs of any horticulture book I've read," said garden writer Pam Peirce in a San Francisco Chronicle column published yesterday.

Peirce noted that authors Laurence Costello, Bruce Hagen and Katherine Jones, are UC Cooperative Extension scientists with many years of experience teaching about urban landscapes. They cover the subject from how to grow an oak from an acorn to how an oak-tree silhouette changes as it matures and ages, and from how to select an oak tree to plant to how to recognize signs of impending death.

The writer concluded her column by saying Oaks in the Urban Landscape is the latest in a series of "terrific books issued by UC ANR" that include:

• Pests of the Garden and Small Farm
• Pests of Landscape Trees and Shrubs
• The Home Orchard

The article advised readers to look for the publications in local bookstores or order them form the ANR catalog or by calling (800) 994-8849.

UC's oak publication addresses not only the above ground portion of the trees, but also what is going on in the root zone.

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