num_pages: 256
description: Are you wondering which productive trees to plant in your garden? Or are you planning a forest garden? Perhaps you are planting an orchard but want a greater diversity of useful trees than is typical? Or youd like to know what unusual fruit trees you can use? The answers to all these questions can be found in master forest gardener Martin Crawfords new book. Crawford has researched and experimented with tree crops for twenty-five years and has selected over one hundred of the best trees producing fruits nuts edible leaves and other useful products that can be grown in Europe and North America. Each of the trees or tree groups includes details  Origin and history  Description and uses  Varieties/cultivars  Cultivation pests and diseases  Related species  European and North American suppliers  Color photos with every entry. The appendices make choosing trees for your situation easy with lists of suitable trees for specific situations plus flowcharts to guide you. If you want to know about and make use of the large diversity of tree crops that are available in temperate and continental climates then this bookby an internationally acknowledged expertis both fascinating and essential reading.
language: English
title: Trees for Gardens, Orchards, and Permaculture
publisher: Permanent Publications