A Basic Course on Pruning Fruit Trees Pruning correctly from AZ Fruit tastes best when it's from your own garden freshly picked and crisp. But what can you do to ensure that fruit trees and berry shrubs will grow well in your garden and bear good fruit? In this book, you'll find the basic knowledge you need for planting, pruning and maintenance. For every fruit tree from A to Z, the initial pruning followed by the associated training measures are described in detail. Numerous photographs and drawings show you what you need to do, step by step. Plus: - Rejuvenation measures for older fruit trees - Troubleshooting: recognising and remedying pruning mistakes - A small compendium of varieties with easily maintained fruit for the table - Illustrated descriptions of the most important diseases

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Dr.-Ing. Uwe Jakubik hat sich ein fundiertes Expertenwissen für Obst und Beeren erarbeitet. Zurzeit erstellt er eine wissenschaftliche Arbeit an der Universität Hohenheim über das Thema: Leistungsstärken von Streuobstwiesen im Spannungsfeld von Ökologie, Ökonomie und Gesellschaft.