Heartwood: The Art And Science Of Growing Trees For Conservation And Profit - by Rowan Reid

Heartwood is a refreshing story in a time when the consequences of extensive logging are a critical issue for Australia's ecosystem and our resilience to climate change.

Rowan Reid is a co-founder of the Otway Agroforestry Network and paving the way for more farmers in Victoria to get involved in agroforestry practices.

In this book, 15 chapters focus on different species that Rowan grows on his Bambra Agroforestry Farm. These include the local Australian Blackwood and Mountain Ash, low rainfall native timber species like Red Ironbark and Spotted Gum, sub-tropical natives such as Sydney Blue Gum, Silky Oak, River Sheoak and Australian Red Cedar, and exotics including Coast Redwood, Black Walnut, English Oak and Poplar.

A great read for anyone wanting to learn more about Australian trees and the benefits of growing plantations on previously cleared rural land. 

Hardcover, first published in 2017.