Product Description

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.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #32182 in Books
• Published on: 2007-04-15
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 224 pages

About the Author
Peter Gregory, retired manager of the world-famous Westonbirt Arboretum in Gloucestershire, England, has researched maples and other trees for more than 40 years. He has continued his studies of maples since his retirement, becoming Chairman of the international Maple Society, which he helped found in 1990, and Editor of the Society's quarterly journal. He is recognized internationally as one of the leading authorities in all aspects of maples. J. D. Vertrees (1915 1993) was an entomologist, nurseryman, and educator who collected rare and unusual maples. At one time, his 1½-acre arboretum at Maplewood Nursery in Roseburg, Oregon, had the largest collection of Japanese maples in the United States. He amassed an impressive list of awards during his lifetime, including a Citation for Horticulture Research from the American Horticultural Society, a Special Achievement Award from the Oregon Association of Nurserymen, and the 1980 Thomas Roland Gold Medal from the Massachusetts Horticultural Society. In 1997, Japanese Maples was selected by the American Horticultural Society as one of the 75 Great American Garden Books.

Customer Reviews

Fantastic little book for palmatum identification and information
Dont listen to Adz this is an Ace little book to help choose or identify Acer palmatums.Includes around 250 Palmatums. photos of most palmatums included, mainly foliage and tree pictures, No bark pics. Well laid out with a good introduction including choosing,planting,pests,diseases,pruning etc. Some very good pages on Japanese maple use,purpose,location etc.Very methodical information given on plant size,shape,habit,autumn colours, features etc.
Also includes usefull information and photos of the other Japanese Acer species like the circinatum, japonicum, shirasawanum, sieboldianum etc. Invaluable little book to take out maple shopping or when planning garden designs.300 cultivars, 330 Photos, Worth every penny.

Guide to Japanese Maples
This little book is a superb guide to Acers. It is comprehensive, very well written for the amateur gardener and contains many useful photos. It is written by two people who are extremely kowledgeable and enthusiastic about Acers and covers many hundreds of different cultivars. Essential reading if you are interested in Acers and my constant companion on visits to nuseries.Highly recommended.