The pocket atlas of fruit describes 216 new and old varieties in text and pictures. The spectrum includes well-known tree and shrub fruits, as well as some strawberry varieties and numerous recommended wild fruits. The atlas helps fruit lovers recognize the varieties and provides advice on appropriate processing and use of the fruit. Additionally, the most important ancestors of today's fruit varieties are described, showcasing the interesting development over the last centuries. It includes all important information on origin, use, suitability for cultivation, growth, rootstocks, fertilization, yield, resistances, and cultivation tips. Clear information on the suitability of individual varieties is provided: distilling variety, commercial cultivation, table variety, home garden, self-sufficient, aficionado variety, cider fruit variety, variety for industrial processing, organic cultivation, organic farming, fruit in the open, and landscape shrubs.