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An Encyclopedia of Cultivated Palms | 
| Authors: Robert Lee Riffle, Paul Craft
Publisher: Timber Press, Incorporated
Category: Book
List Price: $49.95
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Rating:  23 reviews
Sales Rank: 54091
Format: Illustrated
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 528
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4.5
Dimensions (in): 11.2 x 8.8 x 1.5
ISBN: 0881925586
Dewey Decimal Number: 634.97403
UPC: 008819255864
EAN: 9780881925586
Publication Date: February 1, 2003
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Product Description
Cowritten by the author of the award-winning The Tropical Look, An Encyclopedia of Cultivated Palms offers a definitive account of palms that may be grown in the garden and landscape. Because palms are often underutilized as a result of their unfamiliarity --- even to tropical gardeners --- Robert Lee Riffle and Paul Craft have exhaustively documented every genus in the palm family. Approximately 890 species are described in detail, including cold hardiness, water needs, height, and any special requirements. Generously illustrated with more than 900 photos, this volume is as valuable as an identification guide as it is a practical handbook. It even contains photos of several palm species that have never before appeared in a general encyclopedia. Interesting snippets of history, ethnobotany, and biology inform the text and make this a lively catalog of these remarkable plants.
Book Description
This is a definitive account of palms that may be grown in the garden and landscape. Because palms are often underutilized as a result of their unfamiliarity-even to tropical gardeners-Robert Lee Riffle and Paul Craft have exhaustively documented every genus in the palm family. Approximately 890 species are described in detail, including cold hardiness, water needs, height, and any special requirements.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 18 more reviews...
 Comprehensive and well illustrated November 4, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
A comprehensive coverage of palms, this encyclopaedia claims to include photographs of palms which have never before appeared on such a book. Following the introduction there are over 220pp of photographs of palms, and a further 236pp entitled Palm Descriptions A-Z. The book concludes with notes on pronunciation, landscape lists, seed germination notes, a glossary, bibliography and index.
In total the book describes around 890 species and includes over 900 photographs. In addition to tropical palms, the book includes many palms capable of withstanding temperatures as low as -15C (5F), so is useful even for gardens in climates such as the UK. The individual palm descriptions are comprehensive and cover natural habitat, a physical description and notes useful for cultivation; the text is readily accessible.
This is a large and handsome volume beautifully illustrated; it ranks as one of the most useful books on the subject in my library.
 Enciclopedia of cultivated Palms September 24, 2008
The book gives a perfect overview of all palms, families and their characteristics. It is a good tool for identification and cultivation.
For North-America ideal April 18, 2008
Very nice and representative fotos. Good description of genera, however it is related more to North-America than to the world.
A plethoria of information on palms November 19, 2007
I purchased this book looking for information on a particular palm. I was well pleased with the information. The book is easy to read and supplies useful information to the amatuer or professional palm person.
 Not was I was hoping for November 4, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
What I was looking for:
A book with lots of detailed pictures of palm trees and cultivation tips.
What I got:
An exhaustive list of palm trees with a short text accompanying each and a set of pictures that look amateurish and are not enough representative of each species.
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