Fruit Tree Handbook

This updated guide explains all you need to know to grow healthy fruit trees – from designing your orchard and planting your trees to harvesting.Now in its second edition, The Fruit Tree Handbook is filled with practical and clear guidance on how to cultivate apples, pears, plums, cherries, apricots, peaches and nectarines, as well as less common fruits such as mulberries, medlars and figs.Written by orchard consultant Ben Pike, the book describes all the pest and disease problems you may encounter and advises on how to deal with them organically. Beautifully illustrated with photographs throughout, it reveals all you need to know about choosing rootstocks and suitable up-to-date varieties. It also illuminates the mysteries of pruning with step-by-step instructions and detailed diagrams.Whether you are planting a few trees in your garden or planning a community orchard, this book provides the expert guidance you need to look after your trees – and be rewarded with basketfuls of luscious fruit at harvest time.