Dirr's Encyclopedia of Trees and Shrubs

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Timber Press, Oct 18, 2011 - Gardening - 952 pages

3500 photographs. Over 380 genera. More than 3700 species and cultivars.

With Dirr's Hardy Trees and Shrubs and Dirr's Trees and Shrubs for Warm Climates, Michael Dirr set the gold standard for horticultural reference. This season, Timber Press is proud to publish his seminal work, Dirr's Encyclopedia of Trees and Shrubs, the most comprehensive visual reference on this important subject. From majestic evergreens to delicate vines and flowering shrubs, Dirr features thousands of plants and 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. In a class by itself for its quality of information, the best researched recommendations for hardiness in the industry, beautiful photography, and Dirr's own preeminence as a master plantsman, Dirr's Encyclopedia of Trees and Shrubs is a critical addition to any garden library.

 

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Contents

Introduction
7
AZ Encyclopedia of Trees and Shrubs
15
Selecting Plants for Specific Characteristics or Purposes
895
Conversion Table for Metric Measurements
924
Index of Botanical Names
925
Index of Common Names
946
Copyright

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Dirr's Encyclopedia of Trees and Shrubs
Michael A. Dirr
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Michael A. Dirr
No preview available - 2016

Common terms and phrases

Abelia Acer acid Actinidia adaptable Aesculus alba April Arboretum Athens bark beautiful blue blue-green blue/purple branches bright brown Buddleia buds Carolina China chinensis cold hardy compact Cornus Cotoneaster Crataegus CULTIVARS AND VARIETIES dark green leaves dense develop Dirr garden drupes Euonymus evergreen fall color Florida flowers occur flowers open fragrant full sun Georgia glabra green foliage groundcover Grows 15 Grows 20 growth habit high and wide hybrid Hydrangea Ilex Illicium Japan Japanese japonica JC Raulston Arboretum June Juniperus Lagerstroemia landscape leaf leaflets Lonicera lustrous dark green Magnolia maturity moist needles orange orange/red orange/red Osmanthus panicles partial shade Pendula Photinia Pinus plant pruning Prunus pyramidal Quercus racemes red fruit Rhododendron rich rounded Sarcococca shrub sinensis small tree South species specimen Spiraea spreading stems Stewartia subsp summer Syringa Taxodium distichum tepals tolerance upright Viburnum virginiana well-drained soil West Coast white flowers winter yellow Zones

About the author (2011)

Michael A. Dirr, professor emeritus, horticulture, University of Georgia, is widely acknowledged as one of the leading experts on trees and shrubs for landscapes and gardens. He holds BS and MS degrees in horticulture from The Ohio State University and the Ph.D. from the University of Massachusetts. Dirr has introduced over 200 woody plants to cultivation and holds 29 patents with the UGA Research Foundation. With two partners, he established Plant Introductions, Inc., a breeding and introduction company in 2006, selling it to Bailey Nurseries in 2015. Dirr continues to work in lockstep with the American nursery industry to introduce and promote new trees and shrubs.

Bibliographic information

TitleDirr's Encyclopedia of Trees and Shrubs
AuthorMichael A. Dirr
Editionillustrated
PublisherTimber Press, 2011
ISBN0881929018, 9780881929010
Length952 pages
Subjects › 

Gardening / Reference
Gardening / Shrubs
Gardening / Trees
Reference / Encyclopedias
  
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