Native forest restoration : a practical guide for landowners / by Tim Porteous.

"The Queen Elizabeth the Second National Trust gratefully acknowledges the assistance of Monsanto (NZ) Ltd, in producing this book ; a generous bequest from the late Dr Lucy Moore has also enabled the production of this handbook."

Expansion of the earlier publication, Revegetation manual published 1983.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 168-172) and index.

Foreword / Peter Elworthy -- 1. Introduction (the value of forest remnants) -- 2. Managing forest remnants (Why it is necessary tomanage ; Threats facing native forests ; Starting a management programme ; Background factors to consider ; Legal protection of native forests) -- 3. Animal control (Domestic stock ; Feral animals) -- 4. Weed control (Ways weeds affect native forests ; Preventing weed establishment in forest remnants ; Preventing weed re-establishment after removal ; Methods of weed control ; Using herbicides efficiently and safely ; Herbicides for forest restoration work ; Common weeds of forest remnants and their control)-- 5. Revegetation principles (Revegetation ; Selecting the revegetation method ; Planting) -- 6. Sources of plants (Plants in the wild ; Contract growing ; Growing your own plants) -- 7. Propagating native plants (Establishing a nursery ; Propagation of native plants from seeds ; Sowing seed ; Growing-on in containers ; Propagating plants in the open ground ; Forest duff ; Proapagation of native plants from cuttings) -- 8. Site preparation and planting (Site preparation ; Planting ; Planting successfully ; Fertiliser) -- 9. Post planting treatments (Mulching ; Watering ; The importance of weed control (releasing)) -- 10. Revegetation on specific sites (Shrubland ; Under manuka and kanuka ; Under tauhinu ; Under gorse ; Under broom ; Under bracken ; In grassland) -- Appendices (1. Native colonising and nurse plants ; 2. Bird distributed native plants ; 3a. Fire resistant native plants ; 3b. Native plants capable of recovering from fire).