From Tree to Table: Growing Backyard Fruit Trees in the Pacific Maritime Climate

by Mary Olivella, Barbara Edwards

  From Tree to Table celebrates the satisfaction that comes from planting and enjoying fruit trees in the maritime Pacific region. It's a collaboration between the authors and amateur gardeners, horticultural experts, and dedicated chefs from up and down the West Coast. The result is a charming and accessible guide for local plant and food lovers that dispels the myth that gardeners in sun-challenged climes can never find happiness with fruit trees!

With advice that's suitable for drizzly Seattle backyards and frosty Portland burbs as well as often-sunny Marin or foggy Richmond, the authors offer both anecdotal and expert advice for raising everything from apples to plums, lemons to figs, and much more in some of the most difficult conditions -- heavy soils, overcast and rainy weather, cool summers, and relatively mild winters.

In addition to describing growing, planting, and pruning tips in each fruit-specific chapter, From Tree to Table features recipes from the West Coast's best and brightest chefs, including San Francisco’s Tom McNaughton, and two Seattle icons, Tom Douglas and Ethan Stowell. Readers will discover that it takes little technical know-how, minimal upkeep, and very little space to participate actively in the sustainability solution. After all, what could be more local and enduring than fresh apricots or Fuyu persimmons from a backyard tree that can feed generations to come?

Genres: Gardening, Nonfiction

192 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2011

Reviews

[Kat · Rating 1 out of 5]

just found out i won! thanks goodreads, cant wait to get it. i have fruit trees in my yard so i hope it will be of good use to me!

this is a good first book for a young starting gardener of trees, but not for someone already experienced

thank you good reads, i'll pass it along as a present to a younger gardener.

[Jessica · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really good book! Full of great helpful tips on planting trees in different types of weather. I cannot wait to use it. It also has some yummy looking recipes which was a nice surprise to me.

[Jessica Samide · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really good book! Full of great helpful tips on planting trees in different types of weather. I cannot wait to use it. It also has some yummy looking recipes which was a nice surprise to me.

[Jennybeast · Rating 4 out of 5]

I just dipped into it, but I liked what I saw. Saving for later.

[Liz Busby · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very practical advice for novice would-be fruit harvesters, like me. Seattle has a weird climate.