The Fruits and Fruit Trees of Monticello [ILLUSTRATED] (Hardcover)

by Peter J. Hatch (Author) "The title of this work is inspired by Andrew Jackson Downing's Fruits and Fruit Trees of America, first published in 1845 and the standard pomological..." (more)
Key Phrases: submural beds, orchard plan, planting memorandum, American Farmer, New York, John Hartwell Cocke (more...)

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"Anyone who didn't already know that fruit-growing looks more romantic from the outside than the inside will come away from the book recognizing that a working 'fruitery' is a hard-won achievement. "As seen here, Monticello fascinatingly crystallized an age full of promise, puzzlement, and contradictions. It was a place quintessentially Jeffersonian: the creation of a man who loved experimenting with unions of the useful and the beautiful." - Los Angeles Times "This is an intriguing book. It took Hatch 10 years to write a book that will appeal to pomologists, backyard fruit growers, historians, and politicians. That is a wide sweep and Hatch does it magnificently." - Richmond Times-Dispatch "Illustrated both with old drawings and photographs as well as recent color photographs of the varieties, this book has an astonishing amount of historical detail.... Those interested in early American fruit culture and the dawn of horticulture (which were nearly synonymous) will find no better account than this." - Horticulture "Beautifully illustrated, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of Monticello is indispensable reading for anyone interested in Jefferson, or the history of American horticulture." - Traditional Gardening "Not since Jefferson himself has anyone combined such love and knowledge of all that blooms and grows and bears fruit at Monticello as does Peter Hatch.... History, pomology, the mind of Thomas Jefferson, the best of many worlds in scholarship and nature, are all to be found here, as well as a number of surprises.... The book is at once thorough, authoritative, and a pleasure to read. For it's not only that the author knows his subject as does no one else, but that he has the natural ability as a writer to include us in its pleasures." - David McCullough" --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Description
Cultivating over 170 varieties of temperate fruits, Thomas Jefferson was an ambitious and devoted gardener whose surviving horticultural plans are among the most detailed of the period. This text details the history of Jefferson's gardens and their recreation at Monticello, which began in 1982.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 222 pages
• Publisher: University of Virginia Press; illustrated edition edition (February 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0813917468
• ISBN-13: 978-0813917467
• Product Dimensions: 10.3 x 8.8 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,660,303 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A gem of a book for lovers of Monticell0--and fruit!, September 4, 1999

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Peter J. Hatch, head of gardening at Thomas Jefferson's beloved plantation, Monticello, offers an authorative and edifying look at the orchards and fruits grown historically and today at this beautiful Virginia estate.With much information -- both historical and practical -- the reader is taught much. And has a unique opportunity to know better not just Thomas Jefferson, the man and statesman, but Thomas Jefferson the consummate gardener.Beautifully photographed and illustrated, it's an elegant addition to any gardener's coffee table or library. And for the serious fruit grower or Monticello afficionado, a must.