Author: Various Publisher: Read Books Ltd ISBN: 1473391164 Category : Gardening Languages : en Pages : 62
Book Description
This antiquarian book contains a simple yet comprehensive guide to pruning trees in an apple orchard, with information on common problems and pitfalls, tools and their correct use, pruning tress of different shapes and sizes, and much more. Complete with concise, useful information and a plethora of handy tips, this guide is ideal for orchard owners, and will make for a great addition to collections of allied literature. The chapters of this book include: 'The Final Pruning', 'Branches Must Not Be Crowded', 'Pruning', 'High Heads Versus Low Heads', 'A High-Headed Tree', 'The Framework', 'The Second Stage', 'The Fruiting Stage', 'Old Years', 'The Time to Prune', 'Painting Wounds', and more. We are republishing this vintage text now in an affordable, modern edition - complete with a specially commissioned introduction on growing fruit.
Author: Various Publisher: ISBN: 1446538397 Category : Gardening Languages : en Pages : 252
Book Description
All aspects of pruning fruit trees are dealt with in this handy volume written by various experts in the subject. Thoroughly recommended reading for the budding gardener, it contains a wealth of information forming a complete how-to guide. Illustrated with black and white diagrams and photographs. This book contains classic material dating back to the 1900s and before. The content has been carefully selected for its interest and relevance to a modern audience.
Author: F. A. Waugh Publisher: Read Books Ltd ISBN: 1473354870 Category : Gardening Languages : en Pages : 44
Book Description
This vintage book contains three essays on the subject of cover crops in fruit orchards. These timeless essays contain a wealth of practical information and useful tips, and are highly recommended for the modern farmer. Contents include: “Cover Crops in the Apple Orchard—F. A. Waugh”, “Cover Crops in the Peach Orchard—F. A. Waugh”, “Cover Crops—Fred Coleman Sears”. Frank Albert Waugh (1869 - 1943), was an American landscape architect whose career focused upon recreational uses of national forests, the production of a highly natural style of landscape design, and the implementation of ecological principles. Fred Coleman Sears (1866 - 1916), was a farmer and grower, best known for his writings on 'Productive Orcharding.' Many vintage texts such as this are becoming increasingly rare and expensive, and it is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now, in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition. It comes complete with a specially commissioned new biography of the author.
Author: Frank A. Waugh Publisher: Barber Press ISBN: 144653751X Category : Gardening Languages : en Pages : 24
Book Description
All aspects of pruning fruit trees are covered in this informative article written by an expert on the subject. Extensively illustrated with black and white drawings and diagrams, forming a complete how-to guide. This book contains classic material dating back to the 1900s and before. The content has been carefully selected for its interest and relevance to a modern audience.
Author: F. A. Waugh Publisher: Read Books Ltd ISBN: 1473391407 Category : Gardening Languages : en Pages : 32
Book Description
All aspects of starting up an orchard are dealt with in this handy volume written by an expert on the subject. Thoroughly recommended reading for the budding home gardener, it contains a wealth of information forming a complete how-to guide. This book contains classic material dating back to the 1900s and before. The content has been carefully selected for its interest and relevance to a modern audience.
Author: Robert Atkinson Publisher: Read Books Ltd ISBN: 1447480929 Category : Gardening Languages : en Pages : 36
Book Description
Contained within these pages is a detailed yet concise article on setting up and maintaining an apple orchard. It contains information on selection, pruning, planting, soils, equipment and tools, when and how to harvest, and much more. Complete with detailed illustrations and a wealth of handy and practical information, this is a guide that will be of considerable utility to the modern reader, and would make for a worthy addition to collections of allied literature. The sections of this text include: 'Pre-Planting Work', 'Tree Planting', 'Early Management', 'Equipment and Costs', and more. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly hard-to-come-by and expensive, and it is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern edition. It comes complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on growing fruit.
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