A Guide to Pruning Hardy Fruit Trees

This classic book is a detailed guide to pruning fruit trees with information on how why and when to prune. Written with the novice grower in mind this easy-to-digest and profusely illustrated guide would make for a fantastic addition to collections of fruit growing literature and will be of utility to anyone occupied in fruit growing. Contents include: Water Pruning What Pruning Does Pruning Practice Pruning Young Trees and Bushes To Prune or not to Prune at Planting Time Shaping Standard Half-Standard and Bush Tree Pruning a Maiden Tree Shaping Soft Fruits etc. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly rare and expensive. This book has been elected for modern republication due to its educational value and is being republished now in an affordable modern high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on growing fruit.