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Diseases of Trees and Shrubs

by Wayne A. Sinclair, Howard H. Lyon, & Warren T. Johnson

ISBN 1-58017-315-2
574 pages, 9 1/4 x 12 1/2
full-color photographs, b&w illustrations, tables; Hardcover.
FIRST EDITION

"One of the ten best horticultural books of the century."
—The Washington Post

"It may be used by anyone with knowledge of general biology as well as by someone with specialized plant knowledge for diagnosing plant disease problems. Highly recommended."
—Library Journal

First published in 1987, Diseases of Trees and Shrubs has become a standard reference for plant health specialists, plant diagnosticians, horticulturists, arborists, foresters, and their students. This book is an unrivalled survey of the diseases of forest and shade trees and woody ornamental plants in the United States and Canada. The book is both an authoritative reference book and a powerful diagnostic tool. Organized according by type of disease-inducing agent, the second edition is also designed to be helpful in classroom and field instruction. Symptoms, signs, and cycles of hundreds of diseases are described and microscopic features of many pathogens are depicted in photos and line drawings. This remarkable scholarly work is praised as one of the best horticultural books of the twentieth century.