A Handbook of Landscape Palms
Edition: 2nd Rev edition
Publisher: Great Outdoors Publishing Company
Published: August 2003
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 86
ISBN-13: 9780820004228
Subjects: Landscape; Gardening; Gardening/Plants
Genres: Nonfiction
First sentence: Botanically, "palm trees" are more closely related to grasses and stemless plants than most of the other plants we call trees.
Description: Palms give the landscape a tropical look. Many people like them but can't identify the many different kinds they see. This guide will help you to learn about 36 of the most common palms, including all species native in the United States. Each description is accompanied by color photographs, and gives common and scientific names, place of origin, characteristics, as well as information about blooming, fruiting, and cultivation.
Table of contents: title: About Palms
pagenum: 3; title: Palm Gallery
pagenum: 9; title: Photo Acknowledgements (including list of botanical gardens)
pagenum: 84; title: Index
pagenum: 85