Grow A Little Fruit Tree

By Ann Ralph

Imagine a peach tree that's the same height as you. Or an apple tree that doesn't require a ladder for reaching the top-most fruit. Following Ann Ralph's timed pruning plan and simple maintenance guidelines, you can keep ordinary fruit trees small and manageable. Your little trees need less garden space, are easier to care for, and offer just the right amount of fruit for most households.

• Learn about the short fruit tree method
• Elementary principles of pruning
• How much water does a fruit tree need
• Much, much more information

Softcover. 168 pages. Storey Publishing. 2014.

Gardeners with limited space can use the book to reconsider tree size, training, and pruning before choosing a conventional orchard layout. Its approach depends on regular, correctly timed cuts and realistic crop expectations, not merely planting a naturally large tree in a small site. Compare the techniques with the needs of the selected rootstock and species, and follow local guidance for disease management and pruning timing.

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