![]() ![]() ![]() In addition to A-to-Z descriptions of apple varieties, both extant and extinct, Calhoun provides a brief history of apple culture in the South, and includes practical information on growing apples and on their traditional uses. Illustrated with more than 170 color images of classic apples from the National Agricultural Library's collection of watercolor paintings, Old Southern Apples is a fascinating and beautiful reference and gift book. Representing our common orchard heritage, many of these apples are today at risk of disappearing from our national table. This masterwork reflects his knowledge and personal experience over more than thirty years, as he sought out and grew hundreds of classic apples, including both legendary varieties (like Nickajack and Magnum Bonum) and little-known ones (like Buff and Cullasaga). Author Lee Calhoun is one of the foremost figures in apple conservation in America. We do not own a second book by Phillips, The Holistic Orchard: Tree Fruits and Berries the Biological Way, but imagine it is just as good. Also by Chelsea Green, Michael Phillips The Apple Grower, A Guide for the Organic Orchardist. ![]() The revised and expanded edition is published by Chelsea Green. Out of print for several years, this newly revised and expanded edition now features descriptions of some 1,800 apple varieties that either originated in the South or were widely grown there before 1928. Old Southern Apples by Creighton Lee Calhoun, Jr. A book that became an instant classic when it first appeared in 1995, Old Southern Apples is an indispensable reference for fruit lovers everywhere, especially those who live in the southern United States. ![]()
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