The Fruit Expert

The Expert Series

by D.G. Hessayon

The essential guide to growing all types of fruit. Everything you need to know

Choosing the best apples, pears and plums for your garden.
Planting and caring for tree fruit.
Buying and growing soft fruit.
Getting the best taste from your fruit.
How to prune.
Dealing with fruit problems and pests.
Shop-bought fruit.

Reliable, easy-to-follow advice and information from EXPERT books - the world's best-selling gardening series.

Genres: Gardening, Reference, Nonfiction, Horticulture

128 pages, Paperback

First published June 30, 1991

About the author

David Gerald Hessayon was a British author and botanist of Cypriot descent who is known for a best-selling series of paperback gardening manuals known as the "Expert Guides" under his title Dr. D. G. Hessayon. The series started in 1958 with Be Your Own Gardening Expert and in 2008 it celebrated its 50th anniversary and the 50 millionth copy in print. They have become the best selling gardening books in history.

Reviews

[karen]

the d.g. stands for "dad of greg"


my very first "like greg's dad" review!!!!

[Fiona Harrison · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great reference on varieties, care, rootstocks etc. Its quite an old book now. I think there is a newer edition.

[Aileen · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book seemed very informative with recommended varieties, until I realized it was written for the UK climate, and so pretty well none of it applies to my area, nor is available here. It was also very disheartening to see varieties that I know grow gangbusters here described as being difficult and not worth growing -- even listed as being rare in America! So although at first it seemed great, the book turned out to be a disappointment. Some information on tree pruning, however is very interesting.