New Trees (Recent Introductions to Cultivation)

The standard and classic work for many dendrologists, arboriculturalists and keen gardeners is the multi-volume set of W.J. Bean's 'Trees and Shrubs Hardy in the British Isles', the eighth edition of which appeared in 1970. Frustratingly, most trees introduced since then do not appear in a single work – a deficiency that New Trees aims to correct. Approximately 1,000 species are described, accompanied with line drawings by Hazel Wilks and colour photographs. As with 'Bean', each species account provides a botanical description and discussion of the tree in the wild, together with its attributes, performance and cultivation requirements in the garden. Conservation notes are also included. Unlike 'Bean', the book is international in scope, drawing on examples and information from the temperate areas of North America and Europe (excluding the hot southern USA and the mild Mediterranean countries), and its coverage is restricted to trees (normally with a single stem) – excluding shrubs.