Product Description

This magnificent pictorial encyclopedia includes not only the latest cultivars but also rarities such as Wollemia nobilis, recently discovered in Australia. From towering redwoods photographed in their coastal habitat to recent dwarf varieties so popular in small gardens, conifers are presented in all their astonishing diversity.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #469225 in Books
• Published on: 1996-10-01
• Format: Illustrated
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 2
• Binding: Hardcover
• 706 pages

Review
"A tantalizing overview of nearly 1,200 evergreens now in cultivation."Linda Yang, New York Times, October 1, 1986 (The New York Times )

"Serious conifer students, libraries, landscape architects or just plain evergreen lovers will enjoy the hundreds of color photos that make this book a fascinating addition." Dale Langford, Rocky Mountain News, December 27, 1986 (Denver Rocky Mountain News )

"The best reference work on the subject to appear in recent times."Ann Lovejoy, Horticulture, February 2000 (Horticulture )

"A tantalizing overview of nearly 1,200 evergreens now in cultivation."—Linda Yang, New York Times, October 1, 1986 (Linda Yang The New York Times )

"Serious conifer students, libraries, landscape architects or just plain evergreen lovers will enjoy the hundreds of color photos that make this book a fascinating addition." Dale Langford, Rocky Mountain News, December 27, 1986 (Dale Langford Denver Rocky Mountain News )

"The best reference work on the subject to appear in recent times."—Ann Lovejoy, Horticulture, February 2000 (Ann Lovejoy Horticulture )

Taxon, August 1997
This is a scrumptious atlas for all lovers of gymnosperms.

Anne Lovejoy, Horticulture
...The best reference work on the subject to appear in recent times.

Customer Reviews

Conifers:the illustrated encyclopedia
Very good book. One of the few places you will a lot of trees published

a supplemental resource
This set of 2 books has an enormous amount of photographs. In fact, what is meant by an Illustrated Encyclopedia is that it is composed solely of photographs. There is no text other than the captions. Photograph quality is generally good, although some are of juvenille specimens and don't show mature form. It is also clear that culture plays a large part in the mature form in many cases, and it would be nice to show various specimens rather than just one. Still, this is an essential resource to have in your library if you want to know about garden conifers. You'll just need additional resources as well.

Nothing compares
I own and operate a nursery using both of these books as a primary resource when purchasing conifers from growers. When customers refer to these books at our library, they comment on how beautiful the many conifers are available. My only wish the book had w/b zone hardiness and growth habit. Buy it. ProGardens, Inc. East Amherst, New York.