Edible Trees: Your Pocket Guide to 50 Fruitful Trees

Discover Edible Trees, the ultimate desk reference for homesteaders, permaculturists, and eco-conscious gardeners who want to cultivate a diverse, multi-layered food forest. This 82-page trade paperback profiles 50 trees selected based on their edibility ratings, variety of useful products, and compatibility with plots of all sizes. PFAF also includes striking specimen trees that double as focal points. With detailed profiles covering botanical names, growing requirements, harvest techniques, and real-world performance, this guide offers practical, inspirational advice to help you grow and enjoy a resilient, productive ecosystem.

Why It’s Tough Enough for Tough Kraut
• Curated Selection of 50 Trees
Trees chosen for their high edibility ratings and range of useful products, plus a mix of sizes for small gardens to large orchards. Highlights include specimen-worthy focal trees that also yield fruit, nuts, or other harvestable materials.
• Edible & Utility Ratings
Clear, quantified ratings for fruit quality, leaf and sap uses, wood utility, and medicinal value, all backed by decades of PFAF research.
• Climate & Soil Guidance
Detailed hardiness zones, soil preferences, and drought tolerance notes guide you toward trees that thrive in your specific conditions.
• Generous A4 Layout
At DIN A4 size, the spacious pages showcase clear photographs and detailed diagrams, making it ideal for desktop reference and thorough planning sessions.

Proven Finishing Touches
• Trust Signal: 4.2 out of 5 stars on Amazon—widely praised by sustainable-living enthusiasts for its clarity and depth.
• Rich Visuals: Full-color photographs accompany each tree profile, plus concise icons denoting primary uses (edible, medicinal, fiber, etc.).
• Expert Curation: Compiled by the Plants For A Future research charity, renowned for its ethnobotanical database and practical permaculture resources.

Why We Love It
This guide embodies Tough Kraut’s earth-first ethos. It highlights under-utilized species—like Ginkgo biloba and Jujube—that expand your homestead toolkit beyond fruit and nuts. Its no-fluff profiles let you design guilds, hedgerows, and food forests with confidence, fostering biodiversity and long-term resilience in every growing season.

Get Yours Now
Ready to harvest the power of 50 versatile trees? Edible Trees is available on Amazon US, UK, ES and DE.

Specifications
• Author: Plants For A Future (editorial team)
• Year: 2013
• Page Count: 82
• Format: Trade Paperback
• Dimensions: A4 size (21.59 x 0.51 x 27.94 cm / 8.27 x 11.69 inches)
• Item Weight: 286 g / 10.1 oz
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1493736108
• ISBN-13: 978-1493736102