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Wybe Kuitert has written an account of
Japanese cherries that spans disciplines as far ranging as
history, geography, botany, and, of course, horticulture.
Confusion and misunderstandings, particularly regarding the
names of the plants, have hampered their appreciation in the
West. Fluent in Japanese and a professor of landscape
architecture at the Kyoto University of Art and Design, Wybe
Kuitert consulted many sources and references never before
translated into English, some of them ancient. This book will
become an indispensable resource for sorting out incorrect and
improper plant names that have stymied nurseries, collectors,
and amateur gardeners. Full and complete information is also
provided for the cultivation and propagation of cherries. A
complete botanical key to the classification of Japanese
cherries has been contributed by Dutch plant breeder Aric
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