Hardy Apples: Growing Apples in Cold Climates

Hardy Apples is a comprehensive guide to growing apples at high latitudes and altitudes, featuring tips, facts, beautiful photographs, and fascinating stories about popular and obscure apple cultivars. Author Bob Osborne, with over 40 years of experience, shares essential information about planting, pruning, harvesting, storing, and propagating apples, as well as preventing and dealing with pests and diseases. The book also includes an extensive catalogue of over 90 apple cultivars, with profiles, history, and photos to help identify cultivars. With over 200 exquisite color photographs and illustrations, Hardy Apples is an elegant, educational, and entertaining reference for both gardeners and orchardists.

Format: Hardback
Length: 224 pages
Publication date: 29 August 2022
Publisher: Firefly Books Ltd

A comprehensive guide to cultivating apples at high latitudes and altitudes, Hardy Apples is a blend of practical advice and a celebration of the diverse apple varieties available to northern gardeners and orchardists. Packed with tips, facts, stunning photographs, and captivating stories about both popular and obscure apple cultivars, this book offers a wealth of information and entertainment. Author Bob Osborne, with over 40 years of experience propagating and selling apple cultivars from his nursery in New Brunswick, Canada, takes readers on a journey through the basics of apple tree growth and the ideal conditions required for a successful crop.

Osborne provides essential insights into planting, pruning, harvesting, storing, and propagating apples, devoting an entire chapter to preventing and dealing with pests and diseases that plague many growers. He also addresses the challenges of harsh winters and unpredictable weather.

Following the section on apple growing, the book presents an extensive catalog of over 90 apple cultivars. Each profile includes a brief history and description of the apple, along with information and photos to help identify cultivars in your garden. With the growing popularity of cider making, Osborne includes a special section dedicated to excellent cultivars that cideries should seek out. The guide also features hardiness zone maps, resources, and a handy table of hardy cultivars, making it a valuable at-a-glance reference for shopping for trees.

Hardy Apples is not only a practical guide but also a visually stunning masterpiece. With over 200 exquisite color photographs and illustrations, the book showcases the beauty and diversity of apple cultivars in stunning detail. Whether you are a seasoned gardener or a novice orchardist, Hardy Apples is an elegant, educational, and entertaining reference that will captivate your interest and inspire your apple-growing endeavors.

Dimension: 255 x 203 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780228103189