Timber Press Pocket Guide to Japanese Maples - Softcover

Vertrees, J. D.; Gregory, Peter

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0881927996 ISBN 13: 9780881927993

Publisher: Timber Pr, 2007

Synopsis

The Timber Press Pocket Guide to Japanese Maples describes and illustrates 300 of the most widely available Japanese maples in North America and Europe. Along with basic information on cultivation and maintenance, it provides lists of trees for specific landscape uses, enabling gardeners to select the best trees for various garden conditions. Fifty newer cultivars are presented, including four outstanding trees that are expected to become very popular in the near future. The guide is a valuable complement to the 3rd edition of J. D. Vertrees' Japanese Maples (updated in 2001 by Peter Gregory). Its handy format makes it an ideal reference for taking to the nursery or garden center.

About this title

About the Author

Peter Gregory is chairman and co-founder of the Maple Society and editor of its journal.

Reviews

With their finely notched, sometimes lacy leaves; sleek, stonelike bark; and vividly colored foliage in a rainbow of hues, Japanese maples deserve their reputation as garden showstoppers. With their magnificently wide spectrum of sizes, shapes, colors, and textures, they are among the most versatile of woody species. Focusing on the most common cultivars available throughout North America and Europe, this comprehensive guide contains general information on siting, planting, and maintenance, then devotes the majority of its pages to an alphabetical guide to 300 named cultivars, each accompanied by a close-up color photograph to aid in identification. Along with lists organized by landscape purpose (spring color, winter bark); location (full sun, partial shade); and size (bonsai to towering), this essential reference guide also presents tantalizing information about 50 new cultivars. Carol Haggas
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Edition details

• Publisher: Timber Pr
• Publication date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0881927996
• ISBN 13: 9780881927993
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 224