Hardy Apples

An absolute ‘must’ for the personal reading lists of novice and professional fruit growers, Hardy Apples: Growing Apples in Cold Climates is impressively comprehensive, well written, beautifully and profusely illustrated with full color photography, exceptionally ‘reader friendly’ in organization and presentation, and unreservedly recommended as a core addition to personal, professional, and academic library Gardening and Horticulture collections.– “Midwest Book Review” (10/1/2022 12:00:00 AM)Canadian farmer Osborne (Hardy Roses) condenses more than 40 years of experience nurturing apple cultivars into this book covering everything from ancient apple seeds to the art and science of grafting, as well as site planning, soil, pests and diseases, and harvesting. He offers details on more than 90 cultivars, with notes on each fruit’s size, shape, flavor, and uses (cooking, cider), accompanied by Powning’s photos of trees and mature fruit. Also useful: maps of plant hardiness zones and the ability to cross-reference apple cultivars by name or trait. Practical for Northern Hemisphere libraries, with mouth-watering, often amusing descriptions that will have readers everywhere sourcing Ambrosia apples and Granite Beauties.–Maggie Knapp “Library Journal” (5/1/2022 12:00:00 AM)Hardy Apples is clearly and engagingly written, well organized, and very attractive. With great photos by Beth Powning (mostly from Corn Hill Nursery), it could serve as a field guide for identifying old and uncommon cultivars.–David Lindsay “Rural Delivery Magazine” (3/1/2023 12:00:00 AM)If you enjoy apples and are considering growing some apple trees you may want to get a copy of Bob Osborne’s book… And all of this interesting apple information is complemented with more than 200 photographs and illustrations.–Glenn Perrett “Simcoe.com” (12/21/2022 12:00:00 AM)If you’re looking to insert apple trees in your garden planning, you’ll need a copy of this book to ensure you choose the best variety for your location and climate. Author Bob Osborne has researched this topic and provides us with an alphabetized highlight of all apples perfect for Canadian landscapes. Before we get to that treasure trove of information, he first ensures you are set up for the best possible outcome including the type of soil best suited for apple trees, planting and maintaining the trees, the pests and diseases to control, grafting and budding for propagation, and more.– “CanadianCookbooks.ca” (3/20/2023 12:00:00 AM)Osborne’s book, Hardy Apples: Growing Apples in Cold Climates, which profiles of 90 winter hardy apple varieties, is a great resource.–Poizner “Orchard People Blog” (9/29/2022 12:00:00 AM)Part guide, and part homage by longtime CBC gardening columnist from Cornhill Nurseries.– “CBC” (12/3/2022 12:00:00 AM)

Bob 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. Beth Powning has photographed four previous books, including Hardy Roses with Bob Osborne.