Maples. Including 150 species and numerous garden varieties, maple is a very interesting genus. There are huge sycamore trees and delicate Japanese maples, maple varieties with decorative, flaking bark and the impressive American red maple. This book facilitates the decision which species and varieties are suited for different garden situations.

Helmut Pirc, Wien, ist Leiter der Abteilung Gehölzkunde und Baumschulwesen am Lehr- und Forschungszentrum für Gartenbau in Wien-Schönbrunn.