Tree and Shrub Gardening for Northern California [Paperback]

Bob Tanem (Author), Don Williamson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 10, 2003

With this beautiful book at your fingertips, you can select, plant and care for the trees and shrubs that suit the conditions present in your garden:

* Detailed listings for 78 different species of trees and shrubs, along with information on 399 recommended varieties and cultivars best suited for Northern California gardens
* Size, shape and growing zone
* Seasonal color
* Notes on the best features of each species or variety
* What tree or shrub to select for a specific location
* How to plant, prune and propagate
* Soil, moisture and sunlight requirements
* Year-round maintenance
* Tips for solving pest and disease problems.

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About the Author

BOB TANEM has been in the nursery business for more than 40 years and has logged over 20 years of air time as a broadcaster on gardening. ''Bob Tanem in the Garden,'' featured Sunday mornings on KSFO Radio in San Francisco, has twice garnered the Quill & Trowel Award for the best gardening radio program in America.

DON WILLIAMSON, the author or coauthor of more than a dozen popular gardening guides, has a degree in horticultural technology and professional certificates in turf management. He has extensive experience designing and constructing both perennial and annual beds in formal landscape settings.

Product Details

• Paperback: 360 pages
• Publisher: Lone Pine Publishing (April 10, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 155105275X
• ISBN-13: 978-1551052755
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 6.2 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #241,978 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent reference for northern california, April 8, 2005

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This review is from: Tree and Shrub Gardening for Northern California (Paperback)

After reading so many books written by east coast authors and/or too general to be helpful, I was pleased to come across these books (there are a few - just look up the author to see all of them). As the title says, they are all very specific to northern california. They devote 2-4 pages to each tree or shrub and talk about which specific varieties they recommend most for our area, and why. And they do point out that while a certain tree may be good for the coast, it will die a quick death come a sacramento summer.