Pruning Fruit Trees - A Beginner's Guide

by Kath Irvine

Genres: Nonfiction, Gardening

75 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 2018

About the author

Kath Irvine is the creator of Edible Backyard and a passionate permaculture teacher who has designed, taught and managed food gardens for more than 20 years, successfully feeding her own family of six from her 0.4ha Ohau garden in the Horowhenua along the way.

Kath's articles, books, garden consultations and workshops help people create and maintain smart, well-designed gardens that save time, money and the planet. Spray free, natural, low-input food gardens are Kath's thing. She believes in a daily serve of fresh-picked organic greens for a happy mind and strong body, and her dream is that every New Zealander can have this.

Reviews

[IE · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good beginning guide, particularly if you’ve planted new trees. Potentially not as helpful if you have inherited some overgrown/badly pruned monstrosity. I borrowed this from the library and would revisit this book again in the future to read about currants, blueberries and year 3-5 fruit tree pruning.

[Suzie B · Rating 5 out of 5]

definately one to share and get back. Will be a reference copy that I take to the orchard with me.
I'm daunted about the skill needed to guide a tree, but this book eases my mind - I feel like it's borne of experience which has been tested and therefore can be trusted.

[Amanda]

Edible Backyard

[Delia Smith · Rating 4 out of 5]

Designed to be picked up and put down, she is friendly and able to switch from vague and encouraging to specific and helpful fairly quickly.
Test will be in the following of her rules

[Emma · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very informative and useful for a beginner like myself. I've learned a lot from reading this book and will definitely be referring back to it a lot.

[Fiona Humphries · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is an invaluable reference /teaching guide for pruning fruit trees. I have not only read it cover to cover but referred to it more than once.