Recent Additions to My Bibliography
Conifers of the World by James E. Eckenwalder
Timber Press
2009
720 pages
67 color plates
b&w photographs and line drawings throughout the book
Eckenwalder’s book is a detailed reference for the 545 conifer species around the world. Like all such books, there are taxonomic differences from other authors, which he justifies in his descriptions. Over thirty years of experience and research went into the writing of this book and the details are evidence of that. The price is also much more reasonable than many of the books coming out of Europe.
Conifers Around the World by Zsolt Debreczy and Istvan Racz
Dendropress Ltd. Budapest
Volume One and Volume Two
2011
1089 pages
Thousands of color photographs
Thirty years of research and travel, half a million plant samples, 300,000 photographs all went into the production of a two-volume set of species conifers arranged by geographic locations. The wealth of knowledge in this publication is mind boggling. Excellent line drawings for the section of species characteristics start the work. Then each region of the earth is covered in detail. Species are photographed in their native habitat with great taxonomic and cultural details. There are pictures of the forests and pictures of individual trees with close-ups of foliage and fruit. There are range maps for each species and lists of associated taxa. Anyone interested in conifer species needs this publication as part of their professional library.
RHS Encyclopedia of Conifers by Aris G. Auders and Derek P. Spicer
Royal Horticultural Society and Kingsblue Publishing
2012
Volume One and Volume Two
1506 pages
615 conifer species with 8185 cultivars
4795 cultivars are pictured
The publication of this work has excited conifer collectors everywhere. The price has dampened some of the enthusiasm, but the lavish color photographs throughout the two volumes are worth every penny and more. The descriptions are unique to previously conifer encyclopedias in that historical data is given about each cultivar. The size and weight of each volume precludes taking them into the garden and requires the use of a table for reading. There are some errors in the text, but then every conifer book ever written suffers the same problem.
The Golden Spruce by John Vaillant
W. W. Norton & Co.
2005
215 pages
16 b&w historical photographs
Vaillant’s book about the sacred golden spruce is a well-referenced work about the logging industry in British Columbia and a tree sacred to the Haida.
Ornamental Conifers for Australian Gardens by Raymond J. Rowell
University of New South Wales Press
1996
167 pages
32 pages of color photographs
Rowell’s book focuses upon the conifer species found in Australian gardens with detailed descriptions and cultivation needs. There is some information about cultivars, but it is focused upon the more common selections.
Conifers for Gardens: An Illustrated Encyclopedia by Richard L. Bitner
Timber Press
2007
1370 species and cultivars
1550 photographs
Plants are pictured as individual specimens, with a brief description sometimes taken from Welch’s checklist. It is a comprehensive book and a typical, pictural encyclopedia of conifers. This book is well worth the purchase price for the photographs alone. The descriptions are too brief to be of much value and has a few errors, also typical of most conifer5 encyclopedias.
Landscaping with Conifers and Ginkgo For The Southeast by Tom Cox and John M. Ruter
2013
numerous species and cultivars pictured throughout
This compilation of years of research and experience working with conifers in the southeastern United States is an excellent resource for people living to the south of Virginia and east of Texas.
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