{"product_id":"hardy-apples","title":"Hardy Apples","description":"\u003ch4 class=\"title-2\"\u003e\u003cspan id=\"MainContent_lblBook\"\u003eHardy Apples : Growing Apples in Cold Climates - \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn essential guide to growing apples at high latitudes and altitudes.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHardy Apples\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis both a practical guide and a loving tribute to the wonderful abundance and diversity of apple cultivars available to the northern gardener and orchardist. Full of tips, facts, beautiful photographs and fascinating stories about apples both popular and obscure, this book is sure to inform and entertain in equal measure.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDrawing on over 40 years of experience propagating and selling apple cultivars from his nursery in Corn Hill, New Brunswick, author Bob Osborne walks you through the basics of how an apple tree grows and the ideal conditions needed to cultivate a successful crop. Osborne also includes vital information about planting, pruning, harvesting, storing and propagating apples, and he devotes an entire chapter to preventing and dealing with the pests and diseases that plague so many growers, plus the challenges of hard winters and unpredictable weather.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFollowing the section on growing apples is an extensive catalog of over 90 apple cultivars. Here are just a few of the apples you will find:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAshmead's Kernel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBottle Greening\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCox's Orange Pippin\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFameuse\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRed Astrachan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSeek-No-Further.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach profile features a brief history and description of the apple as well as information and photos to help identify cultivars you might already have in your yard. With the growing popularity of hard-cider making, Osborne includes a special section dedicated to excellent cultivars that cideries across North America should seek out. The guide also features North American hardiness zone maps, resources and a handy table of hardy cultivars -- a great at-a-glance reference when shopping for trees.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith over 200 exquisite photographs and illustrations,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eHardy Apples\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis an elegant, educational and entertaining reference that is equally at home atop a coffee table or a propagator's station.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-extend-content a-expander-content-expanded\" data-expanded=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBob Osborne is the owner of Corn Hill Nursery in New Brunswick, Canada. He is a gardening author, a columnist on CBC radio and a member of several horticultural organizations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBeth Powning has photographed three previous books. In addition to being a photographer, Beth is a novelist and essayist whose work includes the bestselling\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eHome: Chronicle of a North Country Life\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Hatbox Letters\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Sea Captain's Wife\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"desc-name col-sm-12 col-xs-12\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"desc-author\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Bob Osborne\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"desc-author\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e  Firefly Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCopyright \u003c\/strong\u003e© 2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN: \u003c\/strong\u003e  9780228103189\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHardcover: \u003c\/strong\u003e 288 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions: \u003c\/strong\u003e 8\" x 10\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Historic Gardens Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42578353356902,"sku":"Book - Hardy Apples","price":39.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0196\/3052\/files\/HardyApples.jpg?v=1742581911","url":"https:\/\/historicgardens.com\/products\/hardy-apples","provider":"Annapolis Royal Historic Gardens","version":"1.0","type":"link"}