Timber Press Pocket Guide to Japanese Maples (Timber Press Pocket Guides) [Illustrated] [Paperback]

J. D. Vertrees (Author), Peter Gregory (Editor)

Book Description

Series: Timber Press Pocket Guides | Publication Date: April 15, 2007

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.

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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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"Japanese maples are deservedly popular plants for small or large gardens throughout the temperate world and no acerophile should be without this excellent work in his or her pocket when visiting garden centres or collections!"

International Dendrology Society

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Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Timber Press (April 15, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0881927996
• ISBN-13: 978-0881927993
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.9 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #362,948 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Resource for Acer Palmatum Lovers!!, May 27, 2007

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B. Wooten "Avid Reader" (TX USA) - See all my reviews
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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.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Just the facts Jack, July 2, 2007

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R. Beasley "In my opinion???" (Piedmont, VA) - See all my reviews
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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.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Handy for arborists and horticulturalists, June 9, 2007

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Robert J. Roma "romaroberto" (Sewickley,PA, USA) - See all my reviews
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Small brief and compact but very detailed synopsis of the about 300 cultivar. Useful for taking to the nursery or when you go to gardens with cultivar. Well illustrated and designed for quick reference.