Dirr's Hardy Trees
and Shrubs : An Illustrated Encyclopedia
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Michael A. Dirr
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Dirr's Hardy Trees and Shrubs: An Illustrated
Encyclopedia Michael A. Dirr
This bestselling encyclopedia, illustrated with
brilliant photographs, describes the best woody
plants adapted to cooler climates, showing both habit
and details of more than 500 species, and including
some 700 additional cultivars and varieties. Brief
cultural information is supplied for each plant, as
well as Dirr's perceptive comments and opinions.
About
the Author
Michael A. Dirr Michael A. Dirr is Professor
of Horticulture at the University of Georgia. He has
published more then 300 scientific and popular papers
and articles and is the author of the standard
textbook Manual of Woody Landscape Plants and
co-author of The Reference Manual of Woody Plant
Propagation. His lectures, seminars, garden study
tours, and plant introduction programs have
contributed enormously to greater horticultural
awareness, and he has received numerous awards and
honors during his career, most recently the Medal of
Honor from the Garden Club of America.
The
publisher, Timber Press (www.timber-press.com)
, October 2, 1997
A fabulous illustrated reference by the woody
plant expert
The great American plantsman Michael A. Dirr
of the University of Georgia is also one of the
masters of plant photography. This lavishly
illustrated encyclopedia describes the best woody
plants-from Abeliophyllum to Zenobia-adapted to
cooler climates, showing both habit and details of
more than 500 species, and including some 700
additional cultivars and varieties.
The superb photographs that illustrate each
listing have been chosen as the best of Dirr's
enormous slide collection, which he has built over 25
years. Brief cultural information is included for
each plant, as well as Dirr's perceptive comments.
The book also contains 36 tables listing the best
plants for specific characteristics and purposes,
including flower color and fragrance, fruit, fall
color, bark, habit, size, and tolerance to wet soil,
heat and drought, salt, and shade. The book is
intended primarily for Hardiness Zones 3 to 6, but
many of the plants thrive into Zone 8 or higher. This
is unquestionably one of the most beautiful and
significant books ever published by Timber Press.
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