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Trees for Gardens, Orchards and Permaculture
Martin Crawford
Trees for Gardens, Orchards and Permaculture
Martin Crawford
The author has researched and experimented with tree crops for 25 years. In this title, he has selected over 100 of the best trees producing fruits, nuts, edible leaves and other useful products that can be grown in Europe and North America.
Marc Notes: Are you wondering which productive trees to plant in your garden? Or are you planning a forest garden? Perhaps you are planting an orchard but want a greater diversity of useful trees than is common? Or do you want to know what unusual fruit trees you can use? The answers to all these questions can be found here. Martin Crawford has researched and experimented with tree crops for 25 years and has selected over 100 of the best trees producing fruits, nuts, edible leaves and other useful products that can be grown in Europe and North America. The appendices makes choosing trees for your situation easy, with lists of suitable trees for specific situations plus flow charts to guide you. Publisher Marketing: Are you wondering which productive trees to plant in your garden? Or are you planning a forest garden? Perhaps you are planting an orchard but want a greater diversity of useful trees than is typical? Or you d like to know what unusual fruit trees you can use? The answers to all these questions can be found in master forest gardener Martin Crawford s new book. Crawford has researched and experimented with tree crops for twenty-five years and has selected over one hundred of the best trees producing fruits, nuts, edible leaves, and other useful products that can be grown in Europe and North America. Each of the trees or tree groups includes details of: Origin and history Description and uses Varieties/cultivars Cultivation, pests, and diseases Related species European and North American suppliers Color photos with every entry. The appendices make choosing trees for your situation easy, with lists of suitable trees for specific situations, plus flowcharts to guide you. If you want to know about and make use of the large diversity of tree crops that are available in temperate and continental climates, then this book by an internationally acknowledged expert is both fascinating and essential reading."
Contributor Bio: Crawford, Martin After several years working in organic agriculture and horticulture, Martin Crawford founded the Agroforestry Research Trust in the UK in 1992. Since then he has focused on researching and growing perennial food systems including forest gardens and orchards of nut trees and uncommon fruits. He runs the nursery at ART, which propagates and sells many different tree and perennial plants, and is the author of Food from Your Forest Garden, Creating a Forest Garden, and How to Grow Perennial Vegetables.
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | July 7, 2015 |
ISBN13 | 9781856232166 |
Publishers | Permanent Publications |
Pages | 248 |
Dimensions | 222 × 276 × 20 mm · 1.01 kg |
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