Plants and Trees Books

This is an excellent book. It does a good job of identifying shrubs and trees. It shows illustrations of: Flowers, if any, Leaves, and fruit, along with the average size of the plant. Each plant has a detailed description which helps distinguish it from similar plants.

I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in the Outdoors, Hiking, plants, gardening, you get the idea....

A wonderfully written exploration of the story of the apple. The author traces the tale through the botany, history, geology, art, literature, zoology that influenced this important fruit. Extremely readable, and beautifully illustrated with original artwork and photos, the author guides us through thousands of years of history from Adam and Eve through to Johnny Appleseed. Loved the book. Highly recommend.

Full of information and beautiful pictures. Execellent reference book for beginner. Come to think about it, what else do you need to learn the art of bonsai?

We have a new acreage with old trees and the need to plant more. For the past year we've just been doing our best, but with this book we know what to do and when to do it. We can look at a tree and tell that it is under stress and how to fix that problem. It is written in an easily understood manner. There is just enough detail for clear understanding without so much one is overwhelmed.

This is a great book for teaching children about roots! The photographs are terrific, and the text is informative at just the right level for children to understand. A must have for any plant study!

I just purchased a new home and have busily been planning the landscaping. I've been looking for inexpensive references to learn more about some of the shrubs I have chosen and how best to care for them. Taylor's Guide to Shrubs gives an excellent overview of various shrubs, their hardiness, even how to take care of pests! Best of all, it is an easy to use reference!

I was able to identify many of the shrubs I've picked out and how they will look when flowering in a matter of moments. I recommend this for anyone who likes landscaping and needs a reference for their home.

I recently moved into a house with a yard and a variety of trees, vines, and Roses. I have read large gardening references before in attempts to prune planter box trees and gardens, but never walked away with the sense that I could actually prune and train my plants successfully. This book began with definitions of terminology, tool selection, and provided clear text and multiple helpful drawings and pictures all geared towards the intelligent adult. It addreses the unique properties of the various fruit trees, rose bushes, vines, and shrubs, and gives advice as to when to hire and how to choose an arborist. It helped me understand the impact of pruning and has made me a more educated 'tree' observer.

I cannot see myself ever needing to buy another pruning book! I would highly recommend this for complete and straight forward pruning guide.

A must have for any preschool/elementary school library.
Includes suggested activity, glossary, and "To Learn More" section. Get the whole ecosystem series!

Palm Trees can be found on every continent except Antarctica - and it isn't because of the cold that they aren't there. "Timber Press Pocket Guide to Palms" is a comprehensive look at this enigmatic tree, so often ignored as simply a decoration for tropical islands when it really is a resilient plant that can grow in extreme temperatures as low as five degrees Fahrenheit. The guide covers everything one would possibly need to know to grow over two hundred of the common palm species. Enhanced with over three hundred color photographs and appendixes, this information packed guide is highly recommended for community library collections on plant life and for anyone who seeks to grow a palm themselves.

This is the most surprising "paper back" that I have ever purchased! The 128 pages are packed full of full-color pictures, information, expert comments, and diagrams. I especially find the photos valuable for scanning and importing into my Garden Encyclopedia and Lansdcape Software. I fully intend to order other Dr. Hessayon books.