Growing fruit in northern gardens

321 Pages·2017·285.446 MB·English

by  Bors, Robert Harold, Williams, Sara

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SARA WILLIAMS & BOB BORS
COTEAU BOOKS

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FRUIT
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SARA WILLIAMS & BOB BORS
COTEAU BOOKS
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© Sara Williams and Bob Bors, 2017
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system,
or transmitted, in any form or by any means, without the prior written consent of the pub-
lisher or a licence from The Canadian Copyright Licensing Agency (Access Copyright). For
an Access Copyright licence, visit www.accesscopyright.ca or call toll-free to 1-800-893-5777.
Edited by Bobbi Coulter
Cover and text designed by Tania Craan
Typeset by Susan Buck
Printed and bound in Canada
Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication
Williams, Sara, 1941-, author
Growing fruit in northern gardens / Sara Williams & Bob Bors.

Issued in print and electronic formats.
ISBN 978-1-55050-913-7 (softcover).--ISBN 978-1-55050-914-4 (PDF)

1. Fruit-culture--Prairie Provinces.
I. Bors, Robert Harold, 1957-, author II. Title.

SB357.W56 2017 634.09712 C2017-903994-6 C2017-903995-4
Available in Canada from:
2517 Victoria Avenue Publishers Group Canada
Regina, Saskatchewan 2440 Viking Way
Canada S4P 0T2 Richmond, British Columbia
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Coteau Books gratefully acknowledges the financial support of its publishing program
by: the Saskatchewan Arts Board, The Canada Council for the Arts, the Government of
Saskatchewan through Creative Saskatchewan, the City of Regina. We further acknowledge
the [financial]support of the Government of Canada. Nous reconnaissons l’appui [financier]
du gouvernement du Canada.
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Table
of Contents
The Basics
Why plant fruit? 3 Goji 191
Hardiness 5 Haskap 196
Propagation 13 Highbush Cranberry 206
Flowers & Pollination 18 Lingonberry 211
Soil 25 Pincherry 215
Planting 34 Saskatoon Berry 219
Water & Irrigation 42 Sea Buckthorn 228
Mulch 46 Sour Cherry 236
Weeds 52
Cane Fruits
Pruning & Training 61
Raspberry 249
Common Pest & Diseases
Groundcover Fruit
Insects 79
Strawberry 265
Diseases 96
Birds & Animals 113 Vine Fruits
Grape 277
Tree Fruits
Kiwi 284
Apple 121
Pear 136 Nuts
Plum 144 Hazelnut 293
Shrub Fruits
Aronia 155 Appendicies
Blueberry 159 Index 300
Cherry Plum 166 Acknowledgements 308
Chokecherry 173 Image Credits 309
Currant & Gooseberry 181 About the Authors 312
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vi GROWING FRUIT IN NORTHERN GARDENS
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Dedicated to the genebanks, breeding programs,
botanical gardens, nurseries and avid gardeners
involved in breeding and preserving fruit varieties,
especially those pioneers who worked to
find and breed new fruits for the north. — Bob
To Susan: patient, gracious, always in focus,
with the bar high and an eye for excellence.
Much appreciated, my friend! — Sara
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The
Basics
GROWING FRUIT IN NORTHERN GARDENS 1
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