FRUIT TREES FOR EVERY GARDEN

Winner of the 2020 American Horticultural Society Book Award

Orin Martin, the widely beloved manager of the UCSC Farm & Garden, has taught thousands of apprentices, home gardeners, and budding farmers the art and craft of horticulture. In this gardening guide he teams up with his daughter, writer and editor Manjula Martin, to offer readers guidance from over forty years of experience growing and tending fruit trees—including apple, pear, peach, plum, apricot, nectarine, orange, fig, and more. 

Whether you’re growing one tree or a hundred, Orin and Manjula give you all the tools you need, from tree selection and planting practices to seasonal feeding guidelines and in-depth pruning tutorials. This book is more than just a gardening manual; it’s designed to help you understand the why behind the how, allowing you to apply these techniques to your own slice of paradise and make the best choices for your individual trees.

Filled with informative illustrations, full-color photography, and evocative intaglio etchings by artist Stephanie Martin, Fruit Trees for Every Garden is a striking and practical guide that will enable you to enjoy the great pleasure and beauty of raising homegrown, organic fruit for years to come.

  • “Yes, this beautifully written and illustrated little book provides clear instructions for planting an orchard. But it is so much more. It’s about the power of observation, talking to our neighbors, and investing in our food, families, and Mother Earth.”

    —NPR’s The Kitchen Sisters (Nikki Silva & Davia Nelson)

  • “Here you have all the practical tools to create your own orchard of any size—information on rootstocks, pruning, thinning, and a thrilling array of varieties.”

    —foreword by Alice Waters, chef, author, and founder of Chez Panisse

  • “An excellent guide for those of us who are addicted to the joys, pleasures, and sweat of growing tree fruit—a sweet blend of the skills and art required to grow the perfect peach (or apple, citrus, fig …)”

    —David Mas Masumoto, organic fruit farmer and author of Epitaph for a Peach, Wisdom of the Last Farmer, and Changing Season