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Dirr's Encyclopedia of Trees and Shrubs Hardcover - 2011

by Dirr, Michael A

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The text reflects the passions of the author and gives full details of the plants, from the latest changes to revisionist thinking on the ever-expanding limits of cold hardiness. Including more than 3,500 color photographs and indispensable lists for choosing exactly the right plant for the right purpose, this is an unsurpassed resource for tree and shrub identification and selection.

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Timber Press, 2011. Hardcover. New. New and in cover. 950 pages. The text reflects the passions of the author and gives full details of the plants, from the latest nomenclatural changes to revisionist thinking on the ever-expanding limits of cold hardiness. Mike Dirr is a legend in the horticultural world, widely acknowledged as a leading expert on trees and shrubs for landscapes. Add to that more than 3500 color photographs, and indispensable backmatter lists for choosing exactly the right plant for the right purpose, and you have an unsurpassed resource for tree and shrub identification and selection, one that will be embraced by garden designers, landscape architects, urban foresters, park managers, nursery professionals---anyone who values hardiness, disease resistance, and beauty in their woody plants.
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  • Title Dirr's Encyclopedia of Trees and Shrubs
  • Author Dirr, Michael A
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition First Edition
  • Condition New
  • Pages 950
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Timber Press, U.S.A.
  • Date 2011
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index
  • Bookseller's Inventory # ABE-1642335342543
  • ISBN 9780881929010 / 0881929018
  • Weight 7 lbs (3.18 kg)
  • Dimensions 11.2 x 8.7 x 2.1 in (28.45 x 22.10 x 5.33 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Trees, Ornamental trees
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2011007951
  • Dewey Decimal Code 635.976

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  • Booklist, 12/15/2011, Page 34
  • Booklist Ed Choice Reference, 01/01/2012, Page 17
  • Choice, 04/01/2012, Page 0
  • Library Journal, 12/01/2011, Page 151
  • New York Times Book Review, 12/04/2011, Page 46

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