Grow a little fruit tree: simple pruning techniques for small-space, easy-harvest fruit trees

169 Pages·74.739 MB·English

by  Ralph, Ann

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The four attributes of Heaven
yuan, heng, li, and zhen:
sprouting, growing, blooming,
and bearing fruit
— THE COMPLETE I CHING, translation by Alfred Huang
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CONTENTS
CHAPTER 2
CHAPTER 1 The Short
Small Is Fruit Tree
Introducing
Beautiful Method
the
16 30
Little Fruit Tree
8
CHAPTER 6 CHAPTER 8
The How Much
Conversation Water Does
CHAPTER 7
Begins: a Fruit Tree
The Hardest The Need?
Pruning Cut Conversation
116
You’ll Ever Continues
Have to 98
Make
86
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CHAPTER 3 CHAPTER 5
The The
Elementary CHAPTER 4 Fruit Tree
Principles Choosing Comes
of Pruning Varieties Home
46 62 76
CHAPTER 9 CHAPTER 11 A
P
P
Working Entering E
N
with Mother the Zone of D
I
X
Nature Equilibrium
CHAPTER 10
124 Ripe Fruit 152 158
140
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“ The air here is delicious.”
— E. M. FORSTER, Howards End
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