Directory of Fruit Resources

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Fruit, berry and nut varieties suitable to grow in the backyard or small holding for home consumption; 'how to' information on growing and planning for fruits, berries and nuts in the home garden landscape.

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Resources in This Category

• Apples and More

  http://extension.illinois.edu/apples/
  Links to various apple related items, and lists of apple related facts, compiled by the University of Illinois extension.

• Arizona Master Gardener Manual: Fruit Trees

  http://ag.arizona.edu/pubs/garden/mg/fruit/
  General information on home growing fruit trees in Arizona. University of Arizona Cooperative Extension.

• Brevard Rare Fruit Council

  http://www.brevardrarefruitcouncil.org/
  A non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the propagation and distribution of new species. Meetings, membership, fruit species profiles, and recipes.

• California Rare Fruit Growers, Inc.

  http://www.crfg.org/
  Membership information, seed bank, book reviews, local chapter information, plant descriptions, member nurseries and fruit sources.

• California Rare Fruit Growers, San Diego Chapter

  http://crfgsandiego.org/
  Provides support to gardeners interested in growing tropical and sub-tropical rare fruits and other exotic plants via meetings, field tips and a monthly newsletter which includes articles, activities, links, newsletters and photographs.

• Citrus Collection By Petr Broza

  http://www.citrus-collection.cz/
  Enthusiast from the Czech Republic presents his experiences growing a large variety of citrus fruits, and shares photos of his garden and greenhouse, many citrus, and other subtropical fruits. Site in Czech and English.

• Eastern Chapter of the Society of Ontario Nut Growers

  http://www.songonline.ca/ecsong/
  Information on the chapter plus a detailed cultivation manual and list of nut tree sources.

• Edible Landscaping & Gardening

  http://members.efn.org/~bsharvy/edible.html
  Index of edible perennial plants, both common and uncommon, including fruits, nuts, vegetables and herbs.

• European Collection of Minor Fruit Trees

  http://www.ueresgen29.unifi.it/
  Associated with the University of Florence, this European Union project collects varieties of minor fruits cultivated around the Mediterranean. Holdings include cornelian cherry, figs, loquat, medlar, pomegranate, sorbus, strawberry tree. Description of project, database of holdings, descriptions and photographs of plants.

• Florida Subtropical and Tropical Fruit Crops

  http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/TOPIC_Fruit_and_Nuts
  Factsheets from the University of Florida extension on a cultivation of a variety of fruits and nuts in Florida.

• Fruit Production for the Home Gardener

  http://extension.psu.edu/plants/gardening/fphg
  A number of tree fruit and other resources from the Penn State University Horticulture Department. Tree pruning illustrated, tree fruit fact sheets for the small-scale and backyard grower.

• Fruit Tree Tips

  http://www.rodsgarden.50megs.com/fruittips.htm
  Eleven tips for growing fruit trees including pollination, pruning and harvesting from an Oregon nurseryman.

• Fruits of Warm Climates

  http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/morton/
  List and description of fruits, including lesser-known varieties, that grow in tropical and subtropical climates.

• Gooseberries

  http://www.proeftuin.eu/
  Information about aspects of gooseberry cultivation (botanical and horticultural) and a variety list.

• Grow Fruit and Nuts in the Suburbs and Homesteads

  http://www.naturalhub.com/indices_fruit_and_nut.htm
  Index of fruit species with descriptions and links.

• Grow Fruits and Nuts in Temperate Areas

  http://www.naturalhub.com/grow_fruit_and_nuts_in_temperate_areas.htm
  Cultivation summaries for fruit and nut bearing plants from the common to the exotic.

• Growing PawPaws (Purdue University)

  http://www.hort.purdue.edu/ext/HO-220.pdf
  Cultivation hints and list of sources. PDF file.

• Guide to Growing Fruit

  http://www.powen.freeserve.co.uk/fruit/Fruitintro.htm
  Introduction to growing a variety fruit trees and other plants.

• Home Citrus Growers

  http://www.saalfelds.freeserve.co.uk/HobbyCitrusGrowers.htm
  Information on growing citrus in the UK. Includes varieties, plant sources, and cultural advice.

• Home Orchard Society

  http://www.homeorchardsociety.org/
  Oregon-based organization promoting the growing of fruit at home. Membership information, excerpts from the organization's journal and links to other fruit-interest sites.

• How to Grow Raspberries

  http://www.finegardening.com/how-grow-raspberries
  Pruning, trellising, and fertilizing tips. Recommends everbearing varieties in raised beds. From Fine Gardening magazine.

• Kentucky State University Pawpaw Research Project

  http://www.pawpaw.kysu.edu/
  Information on buying and growing pawpaw trees (Asimina triloba), nutritional content of pawpaw fruit, recipes using pawpaws, research and the Pawpaw Foundation, bibliography of pawpaw articles, photos of pawpaw trees and fruit.

• Kiwifruit

  http://searchenginez.com/kiwifruit/
  Information on fuzzy kiwifruit (Actinidia deliciosa), culture, and cultivars. Photographs of some cultivars.

• Mark's Fruit Crops

  http://www.fruit-crops.com/
  Information on major and minor fruit and nut crops from a University of Georgia horticulture professor. Provides a botanical description, historical information, photographs, cultural notes and nutritional information.

• MidFEx (Midwest Fruit Explorers)

  http://www.midfex.org/
  A Northern-Illinois based group of backyard fruitgrowers. List of recommended cultivars for the Chicagoland area and information on grafting fruit trees and growing paw paws (Asimina triloba).

• Missouri Apple Varieties and Their Uses

  http://extension.missouri.edu/publications/DisplayPub.aspx?P=G6022
  Recommended varieties for the Missouri climate, including a table of disease resistance and pros and cons of each variety.

• National Clonal Germplasm Repository, Corvallis - Temperate Fruit Genebank

  http://www.ars.usda.gov/main/site_main.htm?modecode=20-72-15-00
  Information on holdings, scans of antique prints and watercolors of fruit and plants.

• North American Fruit Explorers

  http://www.nafex.org/
  An organization of amateur growers of fruits and nuts. Description of organization and membership information, links to local and plant-specific interest groups, list of nurserymen.

• North Carolina Home Fruit Growing

  http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/hil/hfruitnew.html
  A series of leaflets from the North Carolina extension service, in HTML and PDF format. Apple, bramble, muscadine grape, blueberry and strawberry cultivation and cultivar recommendations.

• North Dakota Fruitgrowing

  http://www.ext.nodak.edu/extnews/askext/fruits.htm
  Answers to commonly asked questions about growing apples, grapes, brambles and strawberries in North Dakota. North Dakota State University Extension.

• Ohio Pawpaw Festival

  http://www.ohiopawpawfest.com/
  An Albany, Ohio festival devoted to the pawpaw (Asimina triloba). Events include a cookoff and other contests. History and visitor information.

• Oklahoma State University: Fruits & Nuts

  http://pods.dasnr.okstate.edu/docushare/dsweb/View/Collection-176
  Collection of leaflets on cultivation of fruits and nuts, for both commercial and home growers.

• Pawpaws: A Paw for You and a Paw for Me

  http://users.fred.net/kathy/pawpaws.html
  Newsletter article with a few illustrations and links to other pawpaw resources.

• Pennsylvania Back Yard Fruit Growers

  http://www.sas.upenn.edu/~dailey/byfg.html
  A Pennsylvania based group of amateur growers. Cultivar recommendations and photographs, photographs of espaliered fruit trees, bibliography.

• Persimmonpudding.com

  http://www.persimmonpudding.com/
  Dedicated to Diospyros virginiana, the American persimmon: information about growing, botany, natural history, and culinary uses, with listing of sources for fruit pulp and trees.

• Planning a Subtropic Fruit Garden

  http://www.daleysfruit.com.au/
  Notes by Daleys Fruit Tree Nursery on planning a home fruit garden in subtropical areas. Oriented to Australia, universally applicable in the subtropics.

• Pomology

  http://www.pomologie.com/
  Information and pictures of a large number of apple, pear, peach, cherry and strawberry cultivars. Site in French and English, with some materials French only. Frames.

• Quince Growing

  http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/agriculture/horticulture/pomes/quince-growing
  Factsheet discussing cultivation, varieties, diseases, and harvesting of quinces.

• Rare Fruit Society of South Australia

  http://www.rarefruit-sa.org.au/
  An amateur organization of fruit tree growers who preserve heritage varieties, explore climate limitations and study propagation, pruning and grafting techniques. Announcements, meeting and membership details, photo gallery and links. Some areas members only.

• Saskatoons in Alberta

  http://www1.agric.gov.ab.ca/$department/deptdocs.nsf/all/agdex811
  A fact sheet on the cultivation and care of the saskatoon (Amelanchier alnifolia) from the Alberta, Canada extension service.

• Small Fruit Crops for the Backyard

  http://extension.illinois.edu/fruit/
  Information for gardeners from the University of Illinois.

• Strawberries

  http://extension.illinois.edu/strawberries/
  A guide to growing strawberries, strawberry farms, selection and care, history, recipes and festivals. University of Illinois Extension.

• Strawberry Varieties

  http://strawberryplants.org/2010/05/strawberry-varieties/
  Overview of species and cultivars, with notes on bearing season, flavor, and disease resistance.

• The California Backyard Orchard

  http://homeorchard.ucanr.edu/
  Includes gardening calendars, general orchard preparation and maintenance tips, specific fruit species information, and glossary.

• The Pits-The Rare Pit and Plant Council

  http://the_pits_web.tripod.com/
  New York City group dedicated to growing seeds and tubers of edible plants found in local and ethnic markets. List of publications, contact information and copy of current newsletter with cultivation tips.

• The Virtual Orchard

  http://www.virtualorchard.net/
  Directory of fruit production links and resources.

• Tree Fruit in the Home Garden

  http://pubs.ext.vt.edu/426/426-841/426-841.html
  Article from the Virginia Tech cooperative extension relating to growing fruit trees.

• University of Kentucky Home Fruit Gardener Information

  http://www.uky.edu/hort/document-list-home-fruit
  Pest control leaflets and other cultivation information for Kentucky homegrowers.

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