The Western Fruit Book

The Western Fruit Book

Author: Franklin Reuben Elliott

Publisher: Applewood Books

Published: 2009-02

Total Pages: 534

ISBN-13: 1429013451

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Franklin Elliott's 1859 work is a comprehensive source of information on the varieties of fruit available for culture in the United States in the mid-19th century and how they were cultivated.


Sweet Cherries

Sweet Cherries

Author: Lynn E. Long

Publisher: CABI

Published: 2020-12-03

Total Pages: 403

ISBN-13: 1786398281

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This new book provides comprehensive coverage of sustainable sweet cherry production including global trends, improved varieties and rootstocks, orchard establishment and management, the physiology of growth and cropping, and protecting the crop from adverse climates, pests, and diseases. Sweet cherries are a specialty crop, subject to significant production risks for growers, yet with high potential market returns due to strong consumer demand for the fruit's intensely enjoyable flavor and nutraceutical benefits.