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Among one of our first titles published in 1978, with more than 150,000 copies in print in three editions, Japanese Maples is a Timber Press classic. Japanese maples are unlike any other tree. They boast a remarkable diversity of colour, form, and texture. As a result of hundreds of years of careful breeding, they take the center stage in any garden they are found. In the last decade, the number of Japanese maple cultivars available to gardeners has doubled and there is a pressing need for an up-to-date reference. This new fourth edition offers detailed descriptions of over 150 new introductions, updates to plant nomenclature, and new insights into established favorites. Gardeners will relish the practical advice that puts successful cultivation within everyone's grasp. Accurate identification is made simple with over 600 easy-to-follow descriptions and 500 colour photographs.
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J. D. Vertrees (1915--1993) was an entomologist, nurseryman, and educator who collected rare and unusual maples. At one time, his 1 -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. 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 began a career in tree research with the Forestry Commission Research Division and conducted various projects for more than thirty years, including provenance studies, species trials, and experiments on various plant establishment techniques, especially on difficult areas such as exposed sand dunes, mountain slopes, peat bogs, and infertile soils. For five years he managed the Royal Forests of Yardley Chase and Salcey in Northamptonshire before being appointed as manager at the world-famous Westonbirt Arboretum, one of the largest collections of trees in the temperate world-especially famous for its wonderful variety of maples of all species, ages, shapes, and sizes. 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. Peter lives in Cirencester, England, where - besides trees - he enjoys photography, climbing, tennis, and squash.
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
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The fly leaf says that this is "...an Authoritative and Sumptuous Treatment..." They are correct. It is difficult to imagine a better, more comprehensive book than this one, the illustrations are superb, the exhaustive treatment of over 600 plants is mind blowing. Here is an easy to read, comprehensive, well structured book, written by experts. If you are at all interested in Japanese Maples then this is a 'Must Buy'. What a superb present for any gardener!
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
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This new edition of Vertrees's classic is a must not only for confirmed maplemaniacs but for all interested in ornamental trees. There are many new cultivars dealt with, new information on the old ones, and a wealth of stunning new photographs. The only serious competitor is the delightfully entitled Japanese 'Book For Maples', also excellent, but very short on crucial information, such as the final shape and size of the trees. This well-priced revision will remain the definitive work on Japanese maples for many years to come, and there is surely no more rewarding field in the vast forests of dendrology.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Wonderful book, i dont give a 5 star rating beacause it could be even better, here some issues:
-They could have chosen better pictures for illustrating the maples, also some pics shows the maple`s leaves colour a bit unrealistic and most of the times we can`t get the full maple form picture because there is only one image for maple and most of the illustrations focus on the leaves.
-They could also have introduced some illustrations regarding the principals and care of maples like pruning,repoting,grafting instead of showing a simple picture of a maple in a container....
..Dont get me wrong... they have everything very well explained but the articles in the book could have been left with a better presentation and helpfull image guidance.
For the rest this is a perfect book
-They could have chosen better pictures for illustrating the maples, also some pics shows the maple`s leaves colour a bit unrealistic and most of the times we can`t get the full maple form picture because there is only one image for maple and most of the illustrations focus on the leaves.
-They could also have introduced some illustrations regarding the principals and care of maples like pruning,repoting,grafting instead of showing a simple picture of a maple in a container....
..Dont get me wrong... they have everything very well explained but the articles in the book could have been left with a better presentation and helpfull image guidance.
For the rest this is a perfect book
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