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Maples of the World (Hardcover)
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Acer holds a proud place among the largest and most important woody
genera. Its significance in both ornamental and economic uses is
matched by its taxonomic complexity. This book represents the fruit
of almost two decades of work by its distinguished authors. In
1975, three years before Timber Press published his landmark
Japanese Maples, the late J. D. Vertrees visited the authors - a
nurseryman, a taxonomist/dendrologist, and an avid maple collector
- in The Netherlands and suggested that they collaborate to produce
a definitive work on the genus. The challenge was accepted, and the
three, for a time calling themselves the Club of Acerologists, set
to work. An early outline of the book optimistically called for
completion and publication within five years! As the initial work
began, it became clear that a massive research effort was required;
this took far longer than the authors had anticipated. A full
nineteen years after its initial conception the much-anticipated
book is appearing, the first truly comprehensive treatment of the
genus. Among the topics discussed are the history of maple names,
maple structure, native habitats and distribution, pests and
diseases, propagation, paleobotany and evolution, and reproduction
and taxonomy. The heart of the book is the proposed revision of the
genus, which combines with the exhaustive descriptions of hybrids
and cultivars to create the greatest single source of information
on maples in any language. The more than 200 color photographs of
significant species and cultivars add greatly to the book's
usefulness. Of enormous importance to botanists because of its
taxonomic and nomenclatural contributions, as well as for its
exhaustivebibliography, Maples of the World is a significant book
for horticulturists, landscape architects and designers, growers,
and gardeners because of the key role maples play in ornamental
plantings.
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