Product Description

This photo gallery of the best maples for garden use is a complement both to Maples of the World and to J. D. Vertrees's Japanese Maples, since more than a third of the book is devoted to Acer palmatum, including many new and unusual cultivars. The photographs, taken in locations in seven countries, demonstrate the wonderful diversity of form, color, and size that makes maples so useful in gardens of every kind.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #701284 in Books
• Published on: 1999-08-01
• Format: Illustrated
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 294 pages

From Library Journal
This new encyclopedia is intended as a photographic companion volume to van Gelderen's Maples of the World (Timber, 1994), which provided detailed botanical and horticultural information for maples worldwide and included a 70-page bibliography. Maples for Gardens, however, stands perfectly well on its own as a reference for gardeners and horticulturists. The authors operate a large family nursery in Boskoop, Holland, that includes an extensive maple collection called the Aceretum. More than 80 species are illustrated and briefly described here, along with numerous subspecies, cultivars, and hybridsAabout 500 different maples in all. The volume overflows with nearly 700 color photographs and includes three helpful appendixes: where to see maples in arboretums, gardens, and parks in the United States, Britain, and Europe; listings of maples by particular application, such as for parks and streets, large gardens, and small gardens as well as rare species for connoisseurs and varieties with attractive bark or exceptional fall color; and hardiness zone maps for Europe and North America. Recommended for both public and academic libraries.AWilliam H. Wiese, Iowa State Univ. Lib., Ames
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Review
"The fern community went for many years with the little useful horticultural reference ... Now we have Rickard's 'The Plantfinder's Guide to Garden Ferns,' a visual delight and a valuable, up-to-date resource. I wouldn't be without it."
—Sue Olsen, American Gardener, January/February 2001

"Maples for Gardens fills its pages with what most dirt-under-the-nails gardeners truly need: basic identification, cultural requirements, and most importantly, color images."
—Dan Hinkley, Pacific Horticulture, Spring 2000

"The quality of the photography is generally excellent ... An outstanding reference, highly recommended for horticulturists and others interested in landscape gardening."
—Choice, March 2000

Susan Banks, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 11/6/99
This book clearly illustrates plants of the species and many of the popular cultivars, especially of the Acer palmatum types. This is a great addition to any gardeners library and another fine offering from Timber.

Customer Reviews

Color Buffet
Color choices, complete growth patterns and more information than the casual gardener can cope with make this an excellent reference.

The only book on maples you'll ever need
What a refief. After perusing at least twenty books on maple trees, I came across this gem. It is hands-down the most extensively researched book on the subject I've ever come across. There are hundreds of pictures which are extremely useful; many books will give only 4 or 5 pictures for an entire species. It contains an exhausting amount of information that proved invaluable in making my decision about which acer to plant. Once I discovered this book, my research days were over.

Tons of good info./ pics for maples and Japanese maples!!
I was looking for a good reference book on maples and Japanese maples, and was seriously considering both this one and Vertrees' book on Japanese maples. However, since this book included both types of maples, I considered it to be the better value. Also, this book has 683 color photos, and one third of the book is dedicated to Japanese maples, while Vertrees has 250 color photos and is dedicated only to Japanese maples. I still may buy Vertrees book as well, but if you are trying to choose between them, I'd go with this one. I spent many pleasurable hours just thumbing through the descriptions and gorgeous photos of maples.