Grow your own apples, figs, plums, cherries, pears, apricots, and peaches in even the smallest backyard! Ann Ralph shows you how to cultivate small yet abundant fruit trees using a variety of specialized pruning techniques. With dozens of simple and effective strategies for keeping an ordinary fruit tree from growing too large, you’ll keep your gardening duties manageable while at the same time reaping a bountiful harvest. These little fruit trees are easy to maintain and make a lovely addition to any home landscape.
Also good for larger trees in larger spaces. There are many reviews on this book, Grow a Little Fruit Tree: Simple Pruning Techniques for Small-Spaces. I want to emphasize that it is good for larger trees and larger areas also. It has the added advantage of knowing “when” to prune. The author had to persist in her findings, her style of pruning, for years before the “experts” could begin to see the value of what she was teaching. I bought this book also for gifts, it seemed that useful to me. It is also very viewable,…
A New Little Orchard For Me I just love this book. I just moved into a new house and as I always do, I am planting fruit trees. BUT…… this book has given me such great information. It is a bit scary. I went out and chopped all my poor trees practically down to nubs. Believe me it was hard to do. But it makes so much sense. Some of the trees I have planted in the past have gotten out of control and fruit at the top just rots. I can’t wait until spring to see what happens now. I am somewhat worried about a few…
good read The author shares a lot of important information in an easy to digest discussion and does a good job convincing the reader it is ok to prune more harshly than most novices would be comfortable with for the long term good of the trees. She also does a nice job explaining, with pictures, the types of cuts, when to use them and the impact of pruning timing on growth. I would also like to mention that the author is most familiar with semi-arid California fruit tree species so if you live in a…