Pruning Fruit Trees: A Beginners Guide
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Let's get you Pruning with Confidence
Though my book’s small – A5 and a mere 76 pages, she's got all the important stuff covered.
Concise and to the point, there’s no complicated waffle here. Just a clear set of instructions + helpful sketches.
You’ll look at your trees with new eyes and banish your pruning fears forever.
You’ll learn
- Pruning goals and a few important tips
- Choosing a shape for your tree
- Training and pruning deciduous fruit trees from just planted to old and neglected
- Tree Trickery: cunning ways to get the best out of your trees
- The Art of Espalier
- How To Thin Fruit
- How to prune avocados, citrus, feijoas, grapes, figs, currants + berries
Testimonials
This book is a gem that deserves a place on your bookshelf. It’s easy to be intimidated by pruning, but Kath clearly and briefly arms you with the knowledge you need to get out there and do it. The illustrations are excellently clear and helpful and so is Kath’s advice. The less cutting she says, the calmer the tree. That means less vegetative growth and thus less pruning. It’s a virtuous circle I’m pleased to see spelt out so clearly.
Rachel Rose, Journalist
Beautifully written. It has an ebb and flow feel to it just like the seasons. The relaxed style makes understanding pruning achievable for beginners. I loved reading it! The less is more approach and the visuals of leaving the prunings in a pile to gauge how much to prune is genius. I look forward to being able to sell it through the shop – it will sell itself. Congratulations!
Sarah Frater, Edible Garden
I’ve had lots of questions about pruning fruit and berries at my workshops. Today I bought this beautiful book from Wardini Books. Kath Irvine does a great job of explaining how to prune. Plus the sketches and layout are gorgeous. Don’t let it’s slim size and small price deceive you. The wealth of knowledge it contains is priceless. It outperforms many bigger, glossier and more expensive volumes.
Rachel, The Kitchen Garden
Kath’s advice is straightforward and clear. As someone who gets easily overwhelmed with pruning and garden things – Kath makes it seem so easy!
Rachel