Dwight Mccurdy William Greg Spangenberg (1 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. This guide will prove invaluable to park planners, landscape archi­tects, and home gardeners. Common names as wellas scientific names are used, and guides for achieving desired effects as well as for identifying tree characteristics can be easily used by the home gardener or amateur botanist. The characteristics of the fifty trees native to the area are given in detailed summaries noting their specific suitability for the various purposes which they may serve. Along with brief general descriptions of tree characteristics, the book contains copious illustrations and tabular summaries and compari­sons of shape, size, leaf forms and colors, bark, flowers, fruit, longevity, roots, self-pruning and sprouting potential, shade tolerance, insect and disease susceptibility, site requirements, and soil conditions. Piece(s) of the spine missing. Due to age and/or environmental conditions, the pages of this book have darkened. Significant damage due to wetness. Boards are moderate to severely edgeworn. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item. Book.