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  • Hardcover: 528 pages
  • Publisher: Timber Press (15 Mar 2003)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0881925586
  • ISBN-13: 978-0881925586
  • Product Dimensions: 28.4 x 22.4 x 3.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 36,373 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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"As a horticultural librarian, I am constantly looking for good books on palms, and I can tell you that this book is at the top of the list. Not only is it useful, accurate, and authoritative, but the authors' poetic language brought life to the book." -- Laurie Hannah "American Gardener"

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This definitive account of tropical, subtropical, and even temperate (down to 5 degrees F) landscape and garden palms provides detailed information on nearly 900 species including cold hardiness, height, geographical distribution, cultivation requirements, a botanical description, and historical and

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5.0 out of 5 stars Comprehensive and well illustrated, 4 Nov 2008
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A comprehensive coverage of palms, this encyclopaedia claims to include photographs of palms which have never before appeared on such a book. Following the introduction there are over 220pp of photographs of palms, and a further 236pp entitled Palm Descriptions A-Z. The book concludes with notes on pronunciation, landscape lists, seed germination notes, a glossary, bibliography and index.

In total the book describes around 890 species and includes over 900 photographs. In addition to tropical palms, the book includes many palms capable of withstanding temperatures as low as -15C (5F), so is useful even for gardens in the UK. The individual palm descriptions are comprehensive and cover natural habitat, a physical description and notes useful for cultivation; the text is readily accessible.

This is a large and handsome volume beautifully illustrated; it ranks as one of the most useful books on the subject in my library.
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