Japanese Maples

Vertrees, J. D. Revised And Expanded By Peter Gregory

ISBN 10: 0881925012 / ISBN 13: 9780881925012

Published by Timber Press, 2001

About this Item

Copyright Date: 1987 Quarto, 2001, PP.332, Named A Great American Garden Book By The American Horticultural Society.

Seller Inventory # 31962B9c

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Japanese Maples
• Publisher: Timber Press
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0881925012
• ISBN 13: 9780881925012
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Color Specimen Photos
• Edition: 3rd Edition
• Condition: As New
• Dust Jacket Condition: As New
• Seller catalogs:
  • Trees

About this title

Synopsis

Among the first titles published in 1978, with more than 150,000 copies in print in three editions, Japanese Maples is a Timber Press classic. Japanese maples are unlike any other tree. They boast a remarkable diversity of color, form, and texture. As a result of hundreds of years of careful breeding, they take the center stage in any garden they are found. In the last decade, the number of Japanese maple cultivars available to gardeners has doubled and there is a pressing need for an up-to-date reference. This new fourth edition offers detailed descriptions of over 150 new introductions, updates to plant nomenclature, and new insights into established favorites. Gardeners will relish the practical advice that puts successful cultivation within everyone's grasp. Accurate identification is made simple with over 600 easy-to-follow descriptions and 500 color photographs.

About the Authors

J. D. Vertrees (1915-1993) was probably the most knowledgeable grower of Japanese maples in his time, and amassed at Maplewood Nursery in southern Oregon the largest collection of Japanese maples in the United States.

Peter Gregory, retired manager at Westonbirt Arboretum in Gloucestershire, England, is the chairman and co-founder of the Maple Society and the editor of its journal. He has been involved with tree research, including maples, for more than five decades. He lives in the UK.