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Grow a little fruit tree : simple pruning techniques for small-space, easy-harvest fruit trees / Ann Ralph.

by Ralph, Ann (Horticulturist)

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Storey Publishing, [2014]

Fruit trees -- Pruning.

9781612120546 (pbk.)

1612120547 (pbk.)

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Fruit tree : simple pruning techniques for small-space, easy-harvest fruit trees

Simple pruning techniques for small-space, easy-harvest fruit trees

168 pages : illustrations (chielfy color) ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Small is beautiful -- The short fruit tree method -- The elementary principles of pruning -- Choosing varieties -- The fruit tree comes home -- The conversation begins: the hardest pruning cut you'll ever have to make -- The conversation continues -- How much water does a fruit tree need? -- Working with mother nature -- Ripe fruit -- Entering the zone of equilibrium.

Grow your own apples, plums, cherries, and peaches in even the smallest backyard! Expert pruner Ann Ralph reveals a simple yet revolutionary secret, using timed pruning, that keeps an ordinary fruit tree much smaller than normal, as short as six feet tall. These great little trees take up less space, require less care, offer easy harvest, and make a fruitful addition to any home landscape.

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