The Fruit Expert by Dr. D.G. Hessayon

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

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.

About the author

In 1958 Be Your Own Gardening Expert started a major innovation in gardening books. They are the bestselling gardening books in history. Their creator Dr D G (Dave) Hessayon, the son of a Cypriot landowner, was born in 1928 and grew up in Manchester. He read Botany at Leeds University, where he gained his BSc degree.

Book details

Paperback: 128 pages
Publisher: Pbi Publications
Publication date: January 1990
ISBN-10: 0903505312
ISBN-13: 9780903505314

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