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The Book of Apples by Morgan, Joan, 1940- is a science book available to read on EtoBox.

What is The Book of Apples about?

This book is likely to become an immediate classic - a comprehensive world-wide survey of apples. Joan Morgan is probably the only person alive to have tasted and annotated every known apple variety in Britain (and many others), and her scholarship, knowledge and evident love of apples shine through these pages. Beginning with a fascinating history of apple-growing from earliest times, she describes the multiplication of varieties which culminated in the golden age of apples as a dessert fruit in the 19th century. There is a practical section on growing apples and eating them - the characteristics of different varieties, growing, training and pruning, pest protection, serving and cooking. And finally there is a complete annotated directory of the National Apple Collection at Brogdale, the largest of its kind in the world. Also included are useful lists of apple collections throughout the world, and of nurserymen supplying individual varieties. The book is illustrated by 36 magnificent colour paintings by Elizabeth Dowle, specially commissioned for this book, as well as numerous other illustrations in line and halftone.

Who reads The Book of Apples?

Author

Morgan, Joan, 1940-

Publisher

Ebury Press, 1993.

Published

1993

Language

EN

ISBN

9780091777593

Category

science

Subjects

Agriculture, Home & Lifestyle, Science

Rating

4.8 / 5 (15 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14