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Fruit Trees In Small Spaces: Abundant Harvests From Your Own Backyard
Luscious peaches, crisp apples, and sweet plums right off the tree are hard to beat.
For gardeners yearning for the pleasures of home-grown fruit plucked straight from the tree, this deliciously encouraging guide cuts the subject down to size. Colby Eierman, garden designer and fruit expert, shows how trees can easily be tucked into the tiniest spots and still yield a bumpe...more
For gardeners yearning for the pleasures of home-grown fruit plucked straight from the tree, this deliciously encouraging guide cuts the subject down to size. Colby Eierman, garden designer and fruit expert, shows how trees can easily be tucked into the tiniest spots and still yield a bumpe...more
Paperback, 263 pages
Published
July 2nd 2012
by Timber Press
(first published February 9th 2012)
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I truly wish I had this book last year before I bought my little fruit trees and jammed them into the ground. I did so many things incorrectly, from the choice of planting spot to the initial pruning. The wealth of information in this book is fabulous. Everything from design and choice of variety, to pruning, over wintering and harvesting. There are even recipes included to help you use your bounty. The pictures are beautiful as well. With any luck, this book will help me turn around my inauspic...more
Everything one needs for growing fruit trees is here and has the added bonus of addressing the space limitations many of us face. With more people wanting to experience fresh home-grown food this book is perfect for most libraries and home collections. Coverage includes varieties best suited for containers and small garden applications, pruning, harvesting, pests and diseases. Recipes at the end include wines, compotes, relishes, and preserves that are interesting and less commonly found.
Good sleceted coverage. Chart/discussion on rootstock, tree, trees size helpful. Section on Apriums, Plumcots, Pluots, hybrids and interspecific crosses which I have not found elsewhere. Good citrus sections
I think I need to buy this book or at least check it out from the library again. I couldn't store all the information in my head before it had to be returned.
I thought it was interesting that the Backyard Orchard Culture system only got one small sidebar mention. Otherwise this book has useful information about selecting for varieties, planting, pruning, fertilizing, harvesting, protecting from pests, etc.
This book is both inspirational and aspirational. Some of the ideas are just beyond the s...more
I thought it was interesting that the Backyard Orchard Culture system only got one small sidebar mention. Otherwise this book has useful information about selecting for varieties, planting, pruning, fertilizing, harvesting, protecting from pests, etc.
This book is both inspirational and aspirational. Some of the ideas are just beyond the s...more
This is a fantastic book to cover orcharding basics. With an introduction to many varieties of stone fruit, citrus, pommes (apples, pears, quince) with a focus on small varieties, an overview of cultural requirements and potential diseases, and an intro to skills such as pruning, this book is a good place to start. The book finishes with some interesting recipes to help you enjoy a harvest year round.
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