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Working methods

The reader wanting specific information about a particular genus, species or cultivar can go immediately to the alphabetically arranged page bearing the description of the tree.

If the reader wishes to know which tree is suitable for a particular site, the simple but extensive search system takes him to businesslike information and then to the tree suitable for his ends.

The appropriate tree (or trees) is found on the basis of 45 different characteristics. Further information about the tree in question can be found in the more extensive description.

Descriptions of trees

Each tree is given an extensive description - for the one species or cultivar, naturally, perhaps more detailed than for the other. This does not detract from the fact that the complete information can always be found in the search system at the back of the book. The descriptions of each genus and species contain a number of basic characteristics


Height
Crown
Bark and branches
Leaves
Flowers
Fruit


Functionality
Type of soil
Resistance to wind
Place(s) of origin
Winter hardy zone
Synony

 

Types of information
The various characteristics expressed in the form of symbols, that can be found not only in each tree description but also in the search system, refer to:

Shape of the crown
Height
Transparency
Winter hardiness
Green foliage
Variegated foliage
Yellow foliage
Red foliage
Sensitivity to night frost
Resistance to wind
Sensitivity to winter gritting salt
Park tree
Avenue tree
Street tree
Suitability for the small garden
Suitability for coastal areas
Suitability for landscaping
Suitability for industrial areas
Flowers: yes/no
Fruit: yes/no
Autumn colours: yes/no
Resistant to paving and asphalt
Resistant to half paving and half asphalt
Non-resistant to street paving and half street paving
Suitability for sand
Suitability for calcium-rich soil
Suitability for clay
Suitability for peaty soil
Resistant to wet conditions
Resistant to dry conditions