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Dirr's encyclopedia of trees and shrubs / Michael A. Dirr.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Portland, Or. : Timber Press, 2011.Description: 951 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cmISBN:
  • 9780881929010
  • 0881929018
Other title:
  • Encyclopedia of trees and shrubs
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • SB435 .D57 2011
Contents:
A-Z Encyclopedia of trees and shrubs -- Selecting plants for specific characteristics or purposes -- Flower color -- Flowering sequence -- Fragrant flowers -- Fruit -- Fall color -- Winter interest -- Shade tolerance - Salt tolerance -- Tolerance to moist or wet soils -- Tolerance to dry soils -- Street and urban planning -- Hedging -- Evergreens for specimans, groupings, screens, and groves -- Weeping or columnar habit -- Vines for flowers, fruit, and fall color -- Hardiness zones -- Index of botanical names -- Index of common names.
Summary: This volume combines the author's two previous titles, (Diirr's Hardy Trees and Shrubs, and Dirr's Trees and Shrubs for Warm Climates) under one cover. It is fully updated with new plants, photography, and commentary. From evergreens to vines and flowering shrubs, this encyclopedia features thousands of plants with all the essential details for identification, planting, and care, plus full-color photographs showing a tree's habit in winter, distinctive bark patterns, fall color, and more.

Includes indexes.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

A-Z Encyclopedia of trees and shrubs -- Selecting plants for specific characteristics or purposes -- Flower color -- Flowering sequence -- Fragrant flowers -- Fruit -- Fall color -- Winter interest -- Shade tolerance - Salt tolerance -- Tolerance to moist or wet soils -- Tolerance to dry soils -- Street and urban planning -- Hedging -- Evergreens for specimans, groupings, screens, and groves -- Weeping or columnar habit -- Vines for flowers, fruit, and fall color -- Hardiness zones -- Index of botanical names -- Index of common names.

This volume combines the author's two previous titles, (Diirr's Hardy Trees and Shrubs, and Dirr's Trees and Shrubs for Warm Climates) under one cover. It is fully updated with new plants, photography, and commentary. From evergreens to vines and flowering shrubs, this encyclopedia features thousands of plants with all the essential details for identification, planting, and care, plus full-color photographs showing a tree's habit in winter, distinctive bark patterns, fall color, and more.

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