Taylor's Guide to Trees The Definitive, Easy-to-Use Guide to 200 of the Garden's Most Important Plants

Name: Taylor's Guide to Trees The Definitive, Easy-to-Use Guide to 200 of the Garden's Most Important Plants
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ISBN: 9780618068890

ISBN-10: 0618068899

ISBN-13: 9780618068890

Edition: 2001

Authors: Susan A. Roth

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Trees are the most important, most expensive, and ideally the most permanent plants in a home landscape. Because planting the wrong tree in the wrong place can create serious problems, selecting the right tree is the most important choice a gardener can make. This definitive, handy reference for gardeners, homeowners, and horticultural professionals features * 200 genera and 350 species of shade trees, ornamentals, and conifers, both deciduous and evergreen * The best selections for spring bloom, fall color, showy fruit, ornamental bark, and disease resistance * Trees that will thrive in the hottest and coldest regions of North America * Full-color identification photos to take with you…

Book details

List price: $23.00
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
Publication date: 5/24/2001
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 416
Size: 5.75" wide x 8.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.298
Language: English

Susan A. Roth, a garden writer and photographer, is the author of many books and articles. She lives in Stony Brook, New York.



Introduction


Trees Defined and Described


Trees in the Yard and Garden


Choosing and Planting a Tree


Right Tree, Right Place


Tree Care


Pruning Broad-leaved Trees


Pruning Conifers


Insect and Disease Problems


Hardiness Zone Map


Gallery of Trees


Encyclopedia of Trees


Appendix


Trees that Tolerate Alkaline Soil


Trees with Ornamental Bark


Trees that Attract Songbirds, Hummingbirds, and Other Wildlife


Trees that Tolerate Drought


Trees with Outstanding Fall Color


Trees with Showy Flowers


Trees that Tolerate Road Salt and Sea Salt


Trees for Windbreaks and Screens


Trees that Tolerate Full or Partial Shade


Trees with Colorful Fruits


Street Trees


Urban Shade Trees


Trees that Tolerate Wet Soil


Photo Credits


Index