Bibliography

• Japanese Maples, J.D. Vertrees, 1st edition, 1978, Timber Press *

• Japanese Maples, The Complete Guide to Selection and Cultivation, 4th edition, J.D. Vertrees and Peter Gregory, 2009, Timber Press *

• Maples of the World, Timber Press, 1994. By D.M van Gelderen, P.C. de Jong, H.J. Oterdoom.

• Trees and Shrubs Hardy in the British Isles, W.J. Bean, 8th edition, 4 volumes, St. Martin’s Press, New York 1981.

• New Trees, 2009, John Grimshaw and Ross Bayton, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

• An Illustrated Guide to Maples, Timber Press, 2003. By Antoine le Hardy de Beaulieu

• Maples for Gardens, Timber Press, 1999. By C.J. van Gelderen and D.M. van Gelderen

• Book for Maples, Japan Publishing Group, 2003. Masayoshi Yano

• A Gardener’s Guide to Growing Maples, Timber Press, 2000. By James G.S. Harris

• Ahorne, Ulmer, 1994. By Helmut Pirc (German). Also available in French, translated by Pascale Adeline

• North American Landscape Trees, Tenspeed Press, 1996. By Arthur Lee Jacobson

• Dirr’s Encyclopedia of Trees and Shrubs, Timber Press, 2011. By Michael A. Dirr

• Flora of China — available online

• Trees and Shrubs Online (IDS) — an online and evolving version of Bean.

• The Hillier Manual of Trees and Shrubs, 2002, David and Charles Books

  • World Checklist of Maple Cultivar Names, First Edition, Peter Gregory & Hugh Angus, 2008, The Forestry Commission

• The Reference Manual of Woody Plant Propagation, Second Edition, Michael A. Dirr and Charles W. Heuser, Jr, 2006, Timber Press

• The Bench Grafter’s Handbook, Brian E. Humphrey, 2019, CRC Press

• The Pocket Guide to Japanese Maples, J.D. Vertrees and Peter Gregory, 2007, Timber Press

  • An Illustrated Guide to Japanese Maples for Garden Planting and Patio Pots, Neil Kenney, 2015, Larchfield Publications

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* Each version of “Japanese Maples” provides a fascinating demonstration of the changing world of cultivars, and above all the explosion of names since the 1st edition was published. These four volumes, taken together, show the evolution of cultivars, attitudes and marketing, during the seminal period of about twenty years prior to 2010.

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Emery Davis, 28 September 2025