Peckoviny - Přes 160 barevných fotografi – Jan Tomáš (2024)

The second, expanded edition of the publication aims not only to provide a mere list of varieties that you can grow in your gardens or orchards but also to assist in selecting varieties for specific conditions, introducing readers to the basics of growing fruit trees. However, the purpose of the book is not to serve as a textbook. Without at least some basic skills, the brief introduction to growing fruit trees will not teach you. At the same time, there was an effort to ensure that the general introductions to individual species contain precisely the essential and practical information without which you cannot manage when planting. The general introductions are traditionally divided from the general part covering the origin and classification of the species into groups, site requirements, through more detailed cultivation, and a special section dedicated to the most important diseases and pests, to the explanation of the structure of descriptions of individual varieties, which is important for understanding both the diversity of varieties within fruit species and for the selection of varieties by end users. The descriptions of individual varieties contain, right at the beginning, a very simple classification according to ripening time and pomological classification, according to the suitability of fruit use, and finally according to suitability for various growing areas.