Reviews of Purpleleaf Plums
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Purpleleaf Plums
1992 - $27.95
ISBN 0-88192-255-2
206 page hardcover book
40 color photographs
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"This little gem ought to be required reading for every homeowner, for though the suburbs are packed with purpleleaf plums, painfully few of them are well chosen or well placed. Jacobson lovingly describes the habits, virtues, and drawbacks of each and every purpleleaf plum to be found in the country, cataloging them with accuracy and dry humor."
Ann Lovejoy in Horticulture August/September 1993 |
"Purpleleaf plums would hardly seem to deserve a book to themselves. But it seems there are at least 50 varieties and their cultivation and history make an involved and fascinating subject. With an engaging style, Jacobson explores the origins and often strange wanderings of these trees. Many do indeed turn out not to be worth growing, but that makes their stories no less interesting."
John Van de Water in Newark Star-Ledger March 28 1993 |
"Anyone who has tried to sort out the complexities, and names for even the best known purpleleaf plums (and probably gave up in frustration), will find here the answers to nearly all their questions. Purpleleaf Plums brings together for the first time a wealth of information about these trees. It is highly recommended."
Elizabeth McCintock in Pacific Horticulture Winter 1993 |
"For those who enjoy purpleleaf plum trees, this book will be of considerable interest, especially since Jacobson includes information on the other purpleleaf Prunus (nonplum) cultivars and other purpleleaf variants of many tree species. He even has written about what some horticulturists who do not like these 'mud-leaf marvels' have said in deprecation of using purpleleaf trees in the landscape. But, if you like purpleleaf Prunus, this book is a must. And if you need a scholarly accounting of these often misnamed and mixed-up cultivars, this book is your only hope of sorting them out."
Nina Bassuk in HortScience July 1993 |
"Leave it to Arthur Lee Jacobson, author of Trees of Seattle and Trees of Green Lake, to uncover their secrets and subtle beauty. Where most see a small tree with pink or purple blossoms, Jacobson takes in endless variation. His new volume, Purpleleaf Plums, is a comprehensive description of the group. Only a plantsman with his curiosity, tenacity, and enthusiasm could succeed in transferring his love for these plants to each page."
Jim Clark in Washington Park Arboretum Bulletin Spring 1993
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