Michael A. Dirr, "Manual of Woody Landscape Plants: Their Identification, Ornamental Characteristics, Culture, Propagation and Uses"
English | 1998 | ISBN: 0875637957, 0875638007 | 1187 pages | PDF (scan) | 81.6 MB
English | 1998 | ISBN: 0875637957, 0875638007 | 1187 pages | PDF (scan) | 81.6 MB
A reference guide to the identification and culture of over 1,800 species and over 10,000 cultivars of woody landscape plants. Includes nomenclature, bibliography, common name and scientific indexes.
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This classic manual offers thorough information on the woody trees and shrubs used in landscaping. Aside from each plant's physical description, there's also an elaboration of hardiness, growth rate, culture, diseases and insects, landscape value, cultivars, and propagation.