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    I'm looking for some good books on fruit growing, both trees and bushes. My ideal volume would detail loads of varieties (including rare/vintage/heritage) and give details on how and where to grow, pruning, harvesting, preserving produce etc. I'm happy to buy more than one book to gain all that info though! I've drawn a blank at my local library (which is weird, given that they're pretty good for veg and flowers) so any advice would be appreciated before the clicky finger goes mad at Amazon!
    I was feeling part of the scenery
    I walked right out of the machinery
    My heart going boom boom boom
    "Hey" he said "Grab your things
    I've come to take you home."

  • #2
    I'd always start with Dr Hessayon's Fruit Expert.
    All gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.

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    • #3
      The RHS's The Fruit Garden Displayed is a good basic book on growing, pruning, etc.

      valmarg

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      • #4
        Originally posted by Two_Sheds View Post
        I'd always start with Dr Hessayon's Fruit Expert.
        me too can highly recommend
        The love of gardening is a seed once sown never dies ...

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        • #5
          Dr Hessayon is great, but he's been an institution for so long that, personally, I find his books are a bit dated in places.

          One I turn to time and again is 'Ultimate Fruit and Nuts'. It's about £40, but it's over an inch thick and I've never found it lacking in an answer to any query. Would be in my top three gardening books without a doubt. Try this link....

          green-shopping.co.uk gardening & cultivation 3
          Last edited by Paul Wagland; 01-02-2008, 08:32 PM.
          Resistance is fertile

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          • #6
            ...and Ken Muir's little fruit guide is great too
            Resistance is fertile

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            • #7
              The Fruit Manual
              By Robert Hogg From 1884 (reprinted)
              Cost £40
              Isbn Number 1-904078-03-6
              Has A Shade Under 800 Pages,
              Has 260 Pages
              Of Apples With About 10-15 Verieties Per Page
              Same Of Pears,plums,
              Has Hundreds Of Gooseberry Varieties, Strawberrys Raspberrys,
              Almond,currants,figs,grapes,peaches
              All With Write Ups On Colour,shape,taste,etc
              Covers All Fruit Of The Period And Well Before
              Should Be On Amazon
              Stew

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              • #8
                Came across this

                Potted Orchards: Growing Fruit in Small Spaces by Alan F. Simmons

                sounds interesting?
                To see a world in a grain of sand
                And a heaven in a wild flower

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                • #9
                  The Hessayon books are dated it's true, but I'd still buy a copy as often they're the only books with pictures of the pests and diseases that you might come across. OK so he usually recommends nuking them, but once you've identified what you've got you can then refer to an organic book to discover how to beat them naturally. Most books usually make do with a written description of pests which, when many look very similar, is not always enough.
                  Into each life some rain must fall........but this is getting ridiculous.

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                  • #10
                    Thanks everyone

                    I found the Hogg Fruit Manual that swaine mentioned for just over a tenner, so I've ordered that. I'm also very tempted by the Ultimate Fruit and Nut Guide. I've found a couple of places offereing it for under £30, so I might get that one too in a little while
                    I was feeling part of the scenery
                    I walked right out of the machinery
                    My heart going boom boom boom
                    "Hey" he said "Grab your things
                    I've come to take you home."

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                    • #11
                      I have the Dr Hessayon book but also use:
                      Title: Growing Tree Fruits
                      Author: Bonham Bazeley
                      ISBN: 000422336-5
                      It covers most fruits and includes American varieties.

                      If you want a reference for apples there is one called The Books of Apples. It is produced by/from The Brogdale Trust which has the national collection of about 2000+ varieties of apples

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                      • #12
                        Thanks deadwood, I've added both to my wishlist.
                        I was feeling part of the scenery
                        I walked right out of the machinery
                        My heart going boom boom boom
                        "Hey" he said "Grab your things
                        I've come to take you home."

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