Plants That Merit Attention: Trees

by Garden Club of America and Horticultural Committee of the Garden Club of America

Book Overview

Photographs and text highlight the landscaping of trees and shrubs.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0917304756
• ISBN13: 9780917304750
• Release Date: January 1985
• Publisher: Timber Press (OR)
• Length: 1 Pages
• Weight: 3.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 8.9" x 11.3"

Customer Reviews

Unique book of rarely seen trees with unique information

I am very impressed with this unique book of rarely seen trees that will add interest to any garden. The book starts with a glossary of botanical terms with b/w illustrations of the anatomy of leaves, flowers, fruits & conifers.Information includes botanical name, common name, zone, native habitat & date introduced. There is a general description of size, spread, & shape as well as descriptions of leaves, flowers, & fruit. Culture, including soil quality, ideal sunlight, & disease tolerance, as well as transplanting & propagation advice are included also. Three clear photos include the full-size tree & two others show close-ups of leaves, flowers or trunk. It also gives information on winter appearance & landscaping value. Even gardens where the trees can be seen are listed. I really appreciated this type of information. It is so rarely seen in most reference book. The appendices are extremely helpful they list botanical gardens & nurseries. A source for each species can easily be found. Trees are also listed by characteristics. Some include zone, light requirements, soil conditions, resistance, color of bloom & fragrance.