Botany Buddy Mobile Application For The Apple iPhone And iPod Touch Now Available

Oct. 9, 2009 - PRLog -- The most exciting breakthrough for gardeners and nature lovers in decades has just been released and is available in the Apple App Store.   The Botany Buddy tree and shrub finder is an interactive database of thirteen-hundred native and ornamental trees and shrubs to help hobbyists and professionals identify plants in the field and plan for their own landscapes and gardens.  A preview and direct link to the iTunes store is available at http://www.botanybuddy.com

The app includes 4,500 full color photos and twenty-five key fields of information on each plant.  Equipped with a powerful search engine, plants can easily be referenced by a letter, common or botanical name, or with an advanced search which includes growth habit and requirements, size, usage, color, and more.  Helpful tips and full color photos are available throughout the application. The Botany Buddy tree and shrub finder includes the ability to create collections of plant profiles that can be shared with other Botany Buddies, making it simple to collaborate and learn from others.  Users can also upload their own photos with their iPhone or iPod touch to build a personalized database.      

“This tool revolutionizes the speed at which landscape and garden professionals can communicate with their clients,” said Charlie Hopper, co-founder of Botany Buddy.  “By eliminating hours typically required to compile information and dealing with licensing and copyright issues, you’re already working smarter to build your growing community.”
  “Botany Buddy eliminates most printing and image licensing costs by allowing users to create and share collections with others,” he said.  “It is simply a wonderful way to share this information with family and friends, or simply to create collections to document your own garden, landscape, or even vacation.”        

Unlike other reference apps, Botany Buddy requires no internet connection to access all of the information you need. This makes it ideal for nature lovers and hikers to use in remote areas where cellular connectivity is unreliable.  Communication features, like collection sharing do require connectivity.

With over 7,000 full color screens of information, and a price of $9.99, the Botany Buddy tree and shrub finder is an attractive alternative to more traditional reference materials.  An authoritative reference book with 1,500 pages of full-color plant images typically retails for around $100 and CD-ROM libraries can cost thousands.  This mobile application is currently available exclusively in the iPhone App Store.  Botany Buddy plant library updates will be regularly made and available at NO EXTRA CHARGE.

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Botany Buddy was founded in 2009, to provide a growing community of plant enthusiasts and professionals with information and tools. Botany Buddy has offices in Asheville, North Carolina and Austin, Texas.