Author(s): Craig Castree (Illustrator, Editor)

Gardening

In this book Craig shares with his extensive 45 years of knowledge and experience in growing and grafting fruit trees in urban spaces. The book covers tree selection, heritage varieties, pruning, shaping, feeding, netting, pests and diseases, preferred soil requirements, and a whole host of other topics.You will also find an extensive chapter on Espaliers and how to create your own selecting from the many shapes to choose from. Also covered is grafting and budding your own trees and adding new varieties to your own. Craig has covered 16 different grafts so you can choose the right graft for the job and follow the guides in the book to carry them out confidently. Also covered is what to prune, and when to prune so that you are not cutting off valuable fruiting wood off your trees, and more importantly, how to prune.This book is a must have for anyone growing any fruit trees, regardless of whether it's in a pot or in the ground, or just one tree or an orchard full, there is lots in it for everyone, anywhere, in Australia.