Book of the Month Fruit Tree Handbook

2011 has been a bumper year for Apples and many fruit. If that can’t encourage you to grow more fruit in your garden then perhaps the fresh flavour will. Failing all that try reading one of the many books available on the subject such as The Fruit Tree Handbook by Ben Pike.

Fruit Tree handbook from amazon
‘The Fruit Tree Handbook is a clear, practical guide that will help both amateur and expert to grow delicious fruit, from apples to mulberries and plums to peaches. Simple instructions guide you through soil preparation, choosing the best varieties and planting your trees successfully, while the mysteries of pollination and pruning are unravelled with the help of diagrams and photographs. At the heart of the book is a deep respect for the natural world, so you will find simple tips that help you to tackle pests and diseases in harmony with nature.

Whether you are planting a few trees in your garden or 50 trees in a field, this book gives you all the information you need to design, plant and look after your orchard, large or small, and be rewarded with basketfuls of luscious fruit at harvest time.’

Comment

• A small orchard is a good investment. I have 4 apple trees that provide lots of fruit some which store very well.
• Small rooting stock and careful pruning control the amount of garden space these trees are allowed to take.

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