Manual of Woody Landscape Plants: Their Identification, Ornamental Characteristics, Culture, Propogation and Uses

Good solid text book -Everything you need to know about trees.

Amazing wealth of information about a huge selection of trees, plants including size, bloom time, location, and how to grow them.

I like Dr Michael Dirrs book.

Michael Dirrs knowledge of wood plants is amazing. It goes into great detail about the tree. THIS IS NOT A PICTURE BOOK. There are drawling to help with identification of plants. He gives all of the specs on the plants and also his opinion.

I bought it for my Landscaping Plants I class at MSU. It's very thick, but so far very informational. I was assured by my instructors that if I finish my program and stay within this career path, it will become my consant companion. I plan to get every penny I paid for it back out of it in the future. I bought the hardcover. It would be a pain trying not to bend the pages of a paperback that was as big as this book.

Bought for a class. It is a nice book, and came in a timely manner and good condition

Comprehensive and in-depth information with a personal touch and occasional flashes of humor, a faculty needed by every gardener or landscaper. Michael Dirr has written the reference book every serious planter of trees, shrubs, and woody vines will need. Line drawings are precise and far more useful for identification of woody species than a typical color photo. My only objection: Drawings do not include flowers and fruits, which often offer obvious clues for mystery cultivars.

This thorough reference belongs on the bookshelf of every horticulture student, garden professional and serious home gardener. Not familiar with a shrub or other woody ornamental? Dirr provides the details from identification characteristics, growth rate, disease problems, uses in the landscape, methods of propagation, flowers, fruit, site preferences, and more. A beginning gardener might criticize this book for its scientific perspective, an educated gardener will treasure this reference manual for the wealth of information it provides.

Highly recommend this book for the horticulturist. Excellent reference book. Product was damaged a bit. Will update if replacement condition is satisfactory.

Era un regalo per un amico che fa agraria e è impegnato nel settore della architettura arborea sia privata che pubblica.Essenziale per la sua attività

My husband and son both enjoyed this book. My husband is a landscaper and my son an avid gardener.

This book will give you all the information you’ll need about trees