Edible Trees: A Practical and Inspirational Guide from Plants for a Future on How to Grow and Harvest Trees with...
- ISBN-10
- 1493736108
- ISBN-13
- 9781493736102
- Category
- Plants, Useful
- Pages
- 82
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2013-11-12
- Publisher
- Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
- Author
- Plants for a. Future
Description
When we think of edible trees we tend to focus on a few common varieties that give us fruit. However, many excellent less well-known trees can produce edible flowers, oil, seed, nuts, leaves, sap and bark as well as fruit. Many also have important medicinal applications. We also identify other uses of products derived from these trees, including fibres for clothes, rope and paper, oils for lubricants, fuels, water proofing and wood preservatives, dyes, construction materials, and more. In this book we describe 50 of our favourite edible trees, each one illustrated and arranged alphabetically by common name. Complementing the images is a physical description of each species, and information on their origin, growth-habit, preferred hardiness zone, edible and medicinal ratings, known hazards, weed potential, propagation, care and cultivation.This book describes and provides advice on growing Plants For A Future's favourite edible trees.
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