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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Links to various apple related items, and lists of apple related facts, compiled by the University of Illinois extension.
General information on home growing fruit trees in Arizona. University of Arizona Cooperative Extension.
Includes gardening calendars, general orchard preparation and maintenance tips, specific fruit species information, and glossary.
Membership information, seed bank, book reviews, local chapter information, plant descriptions, member nurseries and fruit sources.
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.
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.
Information on the chapter plus a detailed cultivation manual and list of nut tree sources.
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.
Factsheets from the University of Florida extension on a cultivation of a variety of fruits and nuts in Florida.
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.
Eleven tips for growing fruit trees including pollination, pruning and harvesting from an Oregon nurseryman.
List and description of fruits, including lesser-known varieties, that grow in tropical and subtropical climates.
Information about aspects of gooseberry cultivation (botanical and horticultural) and a variety list.
Index of fruit species with descriptions and links.
Cultivation summaries for fruit and nut bearing plants from the common to the exotic.
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.
Pruning, trellising, and fertilizing tips. Recommends everbearing varieties in raised beds. From Fine Gardening magazine.
Information on fuzzy kiwifruit (Actinidia deliciosa), culture, and cultivars. Photographs of some cultivars.
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).
Recommended varieties for the Missouri climate, including a table of disease resistance and pros and cons of each variety.
Information on holdings, scans of antique prints and watercolors of fruit and plants.
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.
Answers to commonly asked questions about growing apples, grapes, brambles and strawberries in North Dakota. North Dakota State University Extension.
An Albany, Ohio festival devoted to the pawpaw (Asimina triloba). Events include a cookoff and other contests. History and visitor information.
Collection of leaflets on cultivation of fruits and nuts, for both commercial and home growers.
Newsletter article with a few illustrations and links to other pawpaw resources.
A Pennsylvania based group of amateur growers. Cultivar recommendations and photographs, photographs of espaliered fruit trees, bibliography.
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.
Notes by Daleys Fruit Tree Nursery on planning a home fruit garden in subtropical areas. Oriented to Australia, universally applicable in the subtropics.
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.
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.
Information for gardeners from the University of Illinois.
A guide to growing strawberries, strawberry farms, selection and care, history, recipes and festivals. University of Illinois Extension.
Overview of species and cultivars, with notes on bearing season, flavor, and disease resistance.
Article from the Virginia Tech cooperative extension relating to growing fruit trees.
Pest control leaflets and other cultivation information for Kentucky homegrowers.
Directory of fruit production links and resources.
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.
Recommended varieties for the Missouri climate, including a table of disease resistance and pros and cons of each variety.
Newsletter article with a few illustrations and links to other pawpaw resources.
Information on holdings, scans of antique prints and watercolors of fruit and plants.
Information for gardeners from the University of Illinois.
Links to various apple related items, and lists of apple related facts, compiled by the University of Illinois extension.
A guide to growing strawberries, strawberry farms, selection and care, history, recipes and festivals. University of Illinois Extension.
Pest control leaflets and other cultivation information for Kentucky homegrowers.
Includes gardening calendars, general orchard preparation and maintenance tips, specific fruit species information, and glossary.
Pruning, trellising, and fertilizing tips. Recommends everbearing varieties in raised beds. From Fine Gardening magazine.
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.
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.
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.
Overview of species and cultivars, with notes on bearing season, flavor, and disease resistance.
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.
Article from the Virginia Tech cooperative extension relating to growing fruit trees.
Information on the chapter plus a detailed cultivation manual and list of nut tree sources.
Information about aspects of gooseberry cultivation (botanical and horticultural) and a variety list.
An Albany, Ohio festival devoted to the pawpaw (Asimina triloba). Events include a cookoff and other contests. History and visitor information.
Index of fruit species with descriptions and links.
Directory of fruit production links and resources.
Answers to commonly asked questions about growing apples, grapes, brambles and strawberries in North Dakota. North Dakota State University Extension.
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).
Collection of leaflets on cultivation of fruits and nuts, for both commercial and home growers.
Information on fuzzy kiwifruit (Actinidia deliciosa), culture, and cultivars. Photographs of some cultivars.
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.
Membership information, seed bank, book reviews, local chapter information, plant descriptions, member nurseries and fruit sources.
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.
Cultivation summaries for fruit and nut bearing plants from the common to the exotic.
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.
Notes by Daleys Fruit Tree Nursery on planning a home fruit garden in subtropical areas. Oriented to Australia, universally applicable in the subtropics.
A Pennsylvania based group of amateur growers. Cultivar recommendations and photographs, photographs of espaliered fruit trees, bibliography.
Factsheets from the University of Florida extension on a cultivation of a variety of fruits and nuts in Florida.
List and description of fruits, including lesser-known varieties, that grow in tropical and subtropical climates.
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.
General information on home growing fruit trees in Arizona. University of Arizona Cooperative Extension.
Eleven tips for growing fruit trees including pollination, pruning and harvesting from an Oregon nurseryman.
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