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Title: The Random House Book of Trees of North America and Europe : A Photographic Guide to More Than 500 Trees by Roger Phillips ISBN: 0-394-73541-2 Publisher: Random House Pub. Date: 12 September, 1978 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3 (1 review)
Rating: 3
Summary: A Bit Disappointing
Comment: I really looked forward to getting a copy of this book. I'm a big fan of the Random House series of plant books authored by Phillips and Rix and I was expecting something of the quality of their books on perennials and bulbs. Now the book is glossy, the photographs excellent and each tree listed is given a concise desciption of its habit and range. Particularly useful is the leaf identification guide, which is arranged in such a way that you don't have to know the meaning of "subacuminate" to discover the name of that tree you've been coveting in the neighbour's yard down the street. Unfortunately the book has several flaws. With a few exceptions, cultivars and varieties of the trees listed are not shown, so the book's usefulness, horticulturally speaking, is limited. Hardiness limits are not given. There are also some odd lapses in coverage. For example, _Cercis siliquastrum_ , Judas Tree, a European tree, is shown, while _Cercis canadensis_ , Redbud, the common North American native is not. That stalwart of the American south, the Live Oak (_Quercus virginiana_) is absent as well. For a book that purports to list "500 of the most common and important trees" this is very strange indeed. At the end of the day, the basic problem with this book is that it can't decide if it's aimed for the naturalist is the field or the horticultural enthusiast. Unfortunately, it will satisfy neither, as it is not a comprehensive guide. The beginning (and serious) gardener will want to consult instead one of Michael Dirr's excellent books; more sophisticated should see this book as a supplement, but not a replacement, for Dirr.
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Title: The Random House Book of Shrubs by Roger Phillips ISBN: 0679723455 Publisher: Random House Pub. Date: 11 March, 1989 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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Title: Trees of North America by Alan Mitchell, David More ISBN: 1571458778 Publisher: Thunder Bay Press Pub. Date: January, 2003 List Price(USD): $14.98 |
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Title: The Random House Book of Perennials : Early Perennials (Pan Garden Plants Series) by Roger Phillips ISBN: 0679737979 Publisher: Random House Pub. Date: 26 November, 1991 List Price(USD): $27.50 |
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Title: Random House Book of Perennials Volume 2 : Late Perennials (Pan Garden Plants Series) by Roger Phillips ISBN: 0679737987 Publisher: Random House Pub. Date: 26 November, 1991 List Price(USD): $27.50 |
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Title: The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Trees by David More, John White ISBN: 0881925209 Publisher: Timber Pr Pub. Date: January, 2003 List Price(USD): $79.95 |
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