Discovering Fruit and Nuts - Susanna Lyle New hardcover book

DISCOVERING FRUIT and NUTS

by SUSANNA LYLE

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New hardcover book with dustjacket, 480 pages, published 2006

Discovering Fruit and Nuts describes an extensive range of subtropical and temperate food plants. It provides ideas and information on what plants to grow, how to take care of them, and their many uses and health benefits.

This book is a comprehensive guide to temperate and subtropical fruit and nut plants that explores old favourites as well as many little known yet exciting food-producing plants. An inspiration to people to grow and try new foods, the A to Z guide presents over 300 species, with information on cultivation and propagation, harvesting times and yields, storing and using the produce. There is particular emphasis on the nutritional and health benefits of the fruit or nut described. Within these main entries, there are brief descriptions of over 250 similar species, expanding the coverage of this book still further.

A general introduction gives a basic background to types of fruit and nuts, plant structure, cultivation, including growing plants in containers, propagation, pruning and training and pests and diseases. A table of plants for different garden situations at the back of the book is a useful ready-reference. The appendix lists plants for differing conditions and uses and a bibliography provides avenues for further information.

This very thorough and extensively researched book is a vital reference to temperate and subtropical food producing plants from around the world in terms of choice of varieties and marketing of the harvest.

Features

• A-Z guide to 300 temperate & sub-tropical fruits
• Includes information on cultivation and nutrition
• Stunning colour images throughout

About the author

Dr Susanna Lyle has been involved in both the practical and academic study of plants and soils for over 25 years; with a PhD in plant and soil science from Exeter University, as well as a National Certificate in Horticulture from Pershore College. She has also taught horticulture, plant science and garden design, and planned and planted many private and community woodlands and gardens, along with editing a range of scientific and educational books and journals.

After travelling in many countries, during which she was a keen observer of food plants in many climates and locations, she settled in Northland, New Zealand. Here, she continues to read and study the world’s food plants; growing many of them, photographing them and, most recently, painting them. She has already begun work on her next book about vegetables and seeds.

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Discovering Fruit and Nuts - Susanna Lyle