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Title: An Encyclopedia of Cultivated Palms by Robert Lee Riffle, Paul Craft ISBN: 0-88192-558-6 Publisher: Timber Pr Pub. Date: March, 2003 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $49.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.6 (5 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Great book!
Comment: This book is simply the most comprehensive, practical reference to palms in cultivation. No detail has been left out for hardiness, landscape use, and horticultural needs. Most photos are excellent, but many were taken of rare species in the field and are not meant to be coffee table gorgeous--you won't find photos of these species in other books. We can grow a surprising array of palms here in the Northwest, and this book is just as useful to me as it would be on the Gulf Coast. This book also has the invlvement of the International Palm Society vice president, so it comes with the stamp of authority.
Rating: 4
Summary: An Excellent Photographic Reference for Palm Enthusiasts
Comment: This is one of the most complete reference guides for anyone who has ever wondered about palm trees. The scientific treatment of the subject is kept to a minimum while the use of palms in the landscape is emphasized. Here the enthusiasm of the authors shines through. The numerous color photographs underscore the point that nearly any landscape need can be satisfied with thoughtful use of palms.
The photographs are snapshot rendered, but in my opinion, any lapse of quality which results is more than compensated by the adequacy of detail.
Though the authors provide notes on seed germination, they avoid a more thorough discussion of propagation. The authors generously supply hints on cultivation of many species covered in the book, but they do not discuss diseases which afflict growing specimens.
There is no doubt that the book is worth the price paid.
Rating: 1
Summary: Not A Coffee Table Book
Comment: this book is not beautiful.
The pictures are poorly taken: they are snap shots that make the palms themselves look like giant weeds.
And the pictures are not large - there are 4 or more on every page.
The printing quality is poor to average - the printer was just going through the motions when producing this book.
To sum up - it may be a good reference if you're good at long latin names and cluttered, muddy photographs... but it is not in any way a beautifully made book.
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Title: Palms Won't Grow Here and Other Myths: Warm-Climate Plants for Cooler Areas by David A. Francko ISBN: 0881925756 Publisher: Timber Pr Pub. Date: February, 2003 List Price(USD): $27.95 |
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Title: Betrocks Guide to Landscape Palms by Alan Meerow ISBN: 0962976113 Publisher: Betrock Information Systems, Inc. Pub. Date: December, 1997 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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Title: Ornamental Palm Horticulture by Timothy K. Broschat, Alan W. Meerow, P. B. Tomlinson ISBN: 0813018048 Publisher: University Press of Florida Pub. Date: October, 2000 List Price(USD): $39.95 |
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Title: Palms Throughout the World by David L. Jones, John Dransfield ISBN: 1560986166 Publisher: Smithsonian Institution Press Pub. Date: October, 1995 List Price(USD): $60.00 |
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Title: The Tropical Look: An Encyclopedia of Dramatic Landscape Plants by Robert Lee Riffle ISBN: 0881924229 Publisher: Timber Pr Pub. Date: August, 1998 List Price(USD): $49.95 |
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