Trees for American Gardens

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Updated and expanded edition (second, 1965) of the standard reference on landscape trees contains detailed descriptions of the hardiness, habit, foliage, and blossom-producing and fruit-bearing characteristics of some 1,500 species currently in active cultivation. It also presents other informative material, including lists of trees with valued characteristics--flowering trees, trees that bear ornamental fruit, trees of a certain height--and those best suited for planting in specific situations--at the seashore, in the city, as windbreaks. With 150 b&w photographs. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)