Ornamental Trees of San Diego: Mediterranean Climate Trees for the Garden

From the moment you arrive in San Diego, one of the lowliest cities in the United States, you can't help being enchanted by our trees. The cool lavender-blue blooms of the jacaranda, the dazzling hot red flowers of the Coral Tree, and enchanting bright pink bells of the Strawberry Snowball Tree delight visitors and residents alike. Ornamental trees of San Diego is the first hardbound full-color book to bring together 230 of the most glorious trees of this area, including both detailed descriptions and cultivation tips. This book will help you explore ways to enhance your garden by replacing or supplementing your more traditional trees with beautiful ecologically friendly Mediterranean-climate trees. Lavishly photographed and including detailed hands-on information by local experts, this book will help you determine with confidence which garden-worthy trees to add to your existing landscape and how to properly care for them. Locations of all the trees shown are included, so you can drive by and see for yourself how well they work in a garden. Or use the handy maps to locate trees in our two great parks - Balboa Park in downtown San Diego and Quail Botanical Gardens in nearby Encinitas. All the trees are shown in actual garden settings, and in addition to a photo of the entire tree there are over 200 richly detailed close-ups of flowers, bark, fruit and leaves. For tree each tree you'll find out how tall and wide it grows, what kind of soil it needs, when to expect flowers, if you should plant it in sun or shade, and how much cold or drought it can tolerate. Learn when and how to prune your existing trees, and bring this book with you to identify trees you've seen in other gardens. Don Walker's high-quality photographs illustrate the special qualities of each tree, and the text by horticulturist Steve Brigham brings you his 30 years of experience as a nurseryman. With helpful color charts by horticulturist Tom Piergrossi,