Plants That Merit Attention: Trees

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

Photographs and text highlight the landscaping of trees and shrubs. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0917304756
• ISBN13: 9780917304750
• Release Date: January 1985
• Publisher: Timber Press (OR)
• Length: 1 Pages
• Weight: 3.10 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.