Lith bok sce try writen apeibcallysbout conifers fs been more eagerly nvaited han Confers Around the Word. A mune of books have recenly been published nh subj, bt mont re eter about Sele caltvted varies (cultivar) Conifers the landscape or axonomsc monograph athe speres level. This no wren so diiih the connbtons of those. publications, bot rather 10 ghia dhe uniqueness ofthis work [AS par largo efoto document all ifthe temperate es ofthe worl hie two volume set i devoted specially to conifers In doing so, the eues {nd photograph conifers in thir trl abit ff to say hat moet all Known species of fomperte conifers fe represented, each in ich cole long With 5) (9 fallow taxonomic esctipns. Comprising two weighty volumes, this 1089 page masterpiece Connie 474 range map, meaty 1300 Istations and more tan 3,700 abe photogs. No other puliaion of this magni comes close to these rumbere Wet mnkes ths possible Fe the extensive Beldwork where the authors. observe, photographed and ‘xefilly documented spies in an ir in exvizonmert. Given the tine 3nd xpene require to do thi, mos store rely ely on hetaium samples. Superbly edined by Kathy Musi, Cursor of Living Collections at the Prestigious Huington Botanical, ‘Gude, he wor iach nore than 9 Photographie a. nese wo volumes the aurhors cover intresting pies such 1 coniersdntfcaton, conservation, ‘momphology, dstbuton and climate Imeresing fac about conifers aed relied geography tht are not discussed x owes Ques wane? {in sir publications, and the best part thatthe writing nt testicals beabove the compretesion evel ofthe verge reader Apoter abut ofthis ‘work is te meton of similar species fn how t direst between ther ‘This is one ofthe most fequenty asked questions by our members If aly mare Shore would tke the time to doi "AS conifer reference, the voles receive high mas. A unig fetus that they ate arranged geogrpbicall focusing on II regions Wain these region, the tata are ange alptabeucaly While thi i clumey, tone is ying quickly find a per species, i is offset by the ability to ‘open the book to 2 region and Know ‘wht fxa ae rowing thee Tis easy becomes soar of ficiation ae We te shown whore conifers we culate ‘atrally cur The autos" coverage ofthe diversity of cones in Meno {nd Cena eves eye-opening. For See unknown rasa, this a evan which is undremphasied in other Conifer books. Thi enforate since there ie a weaure trove of Besutfst conifers wich se only found tere In fac, Meson conte the figest umber of pine species in the word The pistes ar al of high quality com hear paper sof appear aoe ‘Wile imeresting, fr the most pat the photographs are not what one would ‘ppicaly consider bent fom landscape view. They ate intended 12 show bow te species ppecs inthe wil Te ieteesing to note the difference foam when grown inthe wld versa ‘avai Each species isotopes by multiple photographs which caper: fologe detail, cone morphology and 8 fal sot ofthe subject pine, ‘The one wes of confixion i the umber of species, subspecies and aries which the ators at In this work the authors Uist S81 tea, This ombe ichdes pels, ebepeic, td ‘aietes Given workony adresses temperate fra, hisisahigh number Fr ‘hose who flow hcl tis widely known that botanists widely disagree 08 wht constitutes an accepted species ‘ari AS an example, ia Confers Of The World” Canaan bsanist James Eskenwalde eecognizes S46 species In 4 Handbook Of The Worlds Confers, ‘Aes Fasjon recognizes 615 species Both ofthese authors cover al confers to tole thoee from topical reson. Some spies covered it ths took such ss shmperts morisnicola and Abies Aine ne poe recopized by citer Farjon or Eckeawaler In addon, ew speties have ben add such a8 ier Mepoctent, 4. modirngenss and ‘Pinas yecoronis(l found in Mexico). While it appears hat Debrecy and Race ae fr es nine synonym tara, they. do. robe. & number of ommnonly recognized "species 10 varia or subspecies. satus Here, {rim other works, we ae Ie to pik nd choose which names we go with In summary, tis sa worthy book for tose seeking a beter understanding ofthe word's confer There is much 0 Team fom these vo volumes: While the ost of5250 ($212 50 for ACS member) is at cheap, a project of this Scope it ‘are andthe prices moe than jest. Heh recommend ths bok. For avaikbilty in the US, se hp: winded Pom Cox