The ultimate visual reference to a best-loved fruit. Contains everything you need to know about the history, botany and cultivating of apples, from planting to cooking. The extensive guide features international apple varieties, with detailed information on visual appearance and markings, leaf and apple shapes, texture and taste.

Divided by category, this comprehensive book lists alphabetically over 800 physiological problems, pests, diseases, disorders and weeds.

"From tiny mosses and delicate ferns to vibrant blooms and stately palms, Flora invites you to explore the plant kingdom from the ground up, and from root to leaf tip. DK's elegant introduction to botany is packed with sumptuous photos and crystal-clear illustrations that explain the mechanics of photosynthesis, why leaves change color, how cacti store water, and how seeds know when to grow. Filled with fascinating stories of how plant roots and leaves...

"Discover the extraordinary diversity of the plant world--and how plants work--with this photographic celebration of the trees, flowers, and foliage plants that share our planet. From tiny mosses and delicate ferns to vibrant blooms and stately palms, Botany invites you to explore the plant kingdom from the ground up, and from root to leaf tip"--