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Category: Book Notes

Book Notes: English Orchards, a Landscape History, by Gerry Barnes and Tom Williamson

This fascinating history of orchards and in the English landscape is essential reading for pomologists and social historians alike.

Published March 16, 2023
Categorised as Book Notes, Feature Articles, Orchard History Tagged Gerry Barnes, history, orchard century, orchard economics, social history, Tom Williamson

On the Quiet Joy of Fruit-Bookish Ephemera

Sometimes you find the most fascinating bits and bobs tucked away in second-hand fruit books. Here’s my latest discovery.

Published January 28, 2023
Categorised as Book Notes, Feature Articles Tagged ephemera, mr broad, snitterton hall, tree list

Book Notes: The Commonplace Book of John Gwin of Llangwm

This historical document provides a fascinating insight into orcharding practises, and apple and pear varieties, of the C17th.

Published January 8, 2023
Categorised as Book Notes, Feature Articles Tagged apple, C17th, commonplace book, grafting, John Gwin, orcharding, pear

Book Notes: The Orchard Book, by Wade Muggleton

This new book on orchard planning, establishment and management covers all the essential bases.

Published January 15, 2022
Categorised as Book Notes, Feature Articles Tagged apple, Black Worcester, heritage apples, orchard establishment, orchard management, orchard planning, pear, Wade Muggleton, Worcester black

Book Notes: Taming Fruit, by Bernd Brunner

This panoramic overview of humanity’s relationship with fruit is a must-have for any pomological collection.

Published October 30, 2021
Categorised as Book Notes, Feature Articles, Orchard History Tagged Bernd Brunner, fruit history, Greystone Books, orchard history, pomology

Book Notes: Damsons, by Sarah Conrad Gothie

A short but hugely informative book packed with juicy recipes and damson facts; a must-read for any damson fan.

Published October 16, 2021
Categorised as Book Notes, Feature Articles Tagged book review, damson, damson recipe, Sarah Conrad Gothie

Book Notes: The Original Warden Pear, by Margaret Roberts

This in-depth study of ‘warden’ cooking pears tells the fascinating story of a historical orchard staple.

Published August 2, 2021
Categorised as Book Notes, Feature Articles Tagged Bedfordshire, Margaret Roberts, orchard cookery, orchard history, social history, warden, Warden Abbey

Book Notes: Entangled Life by Merlin Sheldrake

This fascinating book delves into the rich symbiotic relationship between trees and the fungal networks that sustain and nourish them.

Published May 28, 2021
Categorised as Book Notes, Feature Articles Tagged book review, fungi, Merlin Sheldrake, mycorrhizae, orchard health

Book Notes: Apple, A Global History, by Erika Janik

Feature image - Apple by Erika Janik

This slight, slender volume is… okay, but there are much better alternatives in print.

Published April 30, 2021
Categorised as Book Notes Tagged apple, book review, culture, Erika Janik, history

Book Notes: Apple, by Marcia Reiss

A review of Marcia Reiss’ social history of the apple, as told from a US-based perspective.

Published November 17, 2019
Categorised as Book Notes, Feature Articles Tagged apple, book review, cider, cultural history, Marcia Reiss, pomology, social history

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  1. Darren T on Time to Check Grafted Trees for Rootstock RegrowthSeptember 12, 2023

    Hi Patti - Yes, I'm afraid it sounds very much as though that's what happened. Sometimes if the graft union…

  2. Patti on Time to Check Grafted Trees for Rootstock RegrowthSeptember 12, 2023

    I have a cherry tree that I bought this year. It was grafted onto a Maximas 14 rootstock. There seems…

  3. Darren T on Stepover Apple Trees: Winter Pruning Year OneAugust 28, 2023

    Quick summary of the info I put in my email reply (thanks for the pics!) for the benefit of anyone…

  4. Darren T on Harvest 2022 – Top Fruit from the Allotment OrchardAugust 28, 2023

    It is a rather superb cultivar, isn't it? Sadly our tree has only produced a few apples this year, but…

  5. John on Harvest 2022 – Top Fruit from the Allotment OrchardAugust 27, 2023

    My Isle of Wight 'Howgate Wonder' grows well in the N. Yorkshire/Co. Durham border. Good Southern apple!! In my youth…

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