Timber Press Pocket Guide to Japanese Maples

by Peter H. Gregory, Peter H. Gregory, J.D. Vertrees

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0881927996
• ISBN13: 9780881927993
• Release Date: April 2007
• Publisher: Timber Press (OR)
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 4.5" x 8.3"

Customer Reviews

No more embarrassing mistakes!

A great resource for home gardeners and professionals alike. No more making impulse purchases and then discovering the cute 5' sapling will grow to a 30' monster in 5 years! The section on 'Japanese maples for specific purposes and locations' is particularly helpful for designers looking for that 'perfect' tree. I wish I had bought two; one for home and one for the car!

Terrific, well put together little resource guide!

Excellent resource for identifying maples' leaves, colors, sizes, groups,etc. Nice size and feel to the book. Highly recommend, especially for someone just starting out in learning about these beautiful specimens!

Amazing, it's amazing

I'm a acer lover and it's the most amazing beautiful book that I have knowledgement. I have some magazines and another papers that talking about japanese maples, but nothing like this. For enthusiasts or acer lovers, like me, I recomend this book!

Just the facts Jack

Pocket Guide to Japanese Maples is an excellent companion to the ultimate maple reference book entitled, Japanese Maples by J.Vertrees and Peter Gregory. I find this book to be well thought out and consolidated. It includes addition information as to cultivation and some newer cultivar. This book gives the reader the most important information quickly, easily and succinctly. I is a very welcome addition and most appreciated.

Excellent Resource for Acer Palmatum Lovers!!

This is an excellent companion, for any lover of Japanese Maples, to the Hardcover volume, "Japanese Maples" and it is transportable and can be used as a reference on the go. The descriptions and photos are spot on and it's organized by landscape purpose, location and size. It also includes 50 new cultivars. I would strongly recommend it.