Fruit Plants Gardening

Fruit Plants Gardening

Fruit

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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- Homepage of an e-newsletter covering rare, primarily tropical and sub-tropical, home fruit cultivation. Subscription information and back issues archive.
- General information on home growing fruit trees in Arizona. University of Arizona Cooperative Extension.
- Online publications of the University of Nebraska cooperative extension targeted at homegrowers. Articles on strawberries, brambles and fruit trees including Nebraska-specific cultivar recommendations.
- Recommended varieties for the Missouri climate, including a table of disease resistance and pros and cons of each variety.
- University of Wisconsin recommended cultivars, including a list of disease-resistant strains.
- The United Kingdom's national fruit collection. Listing of holdings, including appearance, blooming and ripeness times.
- Includes gardening calendars, general orchard preparation and maintenance tips, specific fruit species information, and glossary.
- Cultivation summaries for fruit and nut bearing plants from the common to the exotic.
- Extensive factsheet on the cultivation of the fruits from the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food.
- Information about aspects of gooseberry cultivation (botanical and horticultural) and a variety list.
- 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.
- A directory of selected grape growing and wines sites. Gives information on table grape varieties.
- Includes the history of fig growing, varieties, and cultivation information.
- Leaflets on cultivation of fruits and nuts, for both the commercial and home grower.
- Information for the commercial grower which is of use to the home grower as well. Cultivation hints, pest information. Michigan State University, Van Buren County Extension.
- Membership information, seed bank, book reviews, local chapter information, plant descriptions, member nurseries and fruit sources.
- Introduction to growing a variety fruit trees and other plants.
- Pest control leaflets and other cultivation information for Kentucky homegrowers.
- Information on growing peach and nectarine trees from the University of Georgia.
- 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.
- 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 p
- 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.
- Pruning, trellising, and fertilizing tips. Recommends everbearing varities in raised beds. From Kitchen Gardener magazine.
- An Albany, Ohio festival devoted to the pawpaw (Asimina triloba). Pawpaw cookoff, pawpaw contests, sanctioned atlatl throwing contest. Although festival is over, site still exists.
- Identifies disease-resistant cultivars for nursery and landscape professionals, as well as the gardening public.
- Article on cultivating white, red and black currants and gooseberries in the demanding Minnesota environment.
- Information from self-reliant Kentuckians about using native edibles, particularly pawpaws, persimmons, elderberries and mayapples. Recipes and cultivation hints.
- Pollination management information for both home and professional fruit and vegetable growers, gardeners, beekeepers and others involved in pollination.
- Instructions from New Zealand on pruning the Asian persimmon tree (Diospyros kaki) to produce high quality fruit.
- Information for both the commercial and home grower. Cultivation practices, cultivar recommendations. Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs.
- Factsheet from Ohio State University.
- 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).
- Information about gooseberries, currants, juneberries, elderberries, persimmons, hardy kiwifruit, pawpaws, mulberries, quinces, high bush cranberries, Cornelian cherries, and buffaloberries.
- Factsheet discussing cultivation, varieties, diseases, and harvesting of quinces.
- 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.
- A Pennsylvania based group of amateur growers. Cultivar recommendations and photographs, photographs of espaliered fruit trees, bibliography.
- Information on fuzzy kiwifruit (Actinidia deliciosa), culture, and cultivars. Photographs of some cultivars.
- Articles, activities, links, newsletters, photographs, etc.
- List and description of fruits, including lesser-known varieties, that grow in tropical and subtropical climates.
- Green guide to the selection, culture, and uses of fruits.
- A variety of articles from the Virginia Tech cooperative extension relating to growing berry bushes and fruit trees.
- Research institution specializing in plant pathology and entomology of deciduous fruit trees. Includes photographs of fruit trees afflicted by numerous plagues.
- Index of edible perennial plants, both common and uncommon, including fruits, nuts, vegetables and herbs.
- Cultivation and nutrient information about this subtropical fruit.
- An amateur gardener's account of growing apples, plums, pears, cherries and various nut trees. Time-of-ripeness schedule for apples, pears and plums.
- Information for gardeners from the University of Illinois.
- 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.
- Cultivation hints and list of sources. PDF file.
- Features cultivation guides, recipes, climate chart, and links
- Notes by Daleys Fruit Tree Nursery on planning a home fruit garden in subtropical areas. Oriented to Australia, universally applicable in the subtropics.
- A list of online articles from the Ohio State University Extension Service which are of interest to the temperate home fruitgrower generally and Ohioans in particular.
- Directory of fruit production links and resources.
- 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.
- Description of the benefits of growing strawberries in raised beds protected by thick plastic. Specific directions and photographs of crop.
- Backyardgardener.com's tips on home fruit growing. Species covered include apple, pear, peach/apricot/nectarine, cherries, plums, currants, brambles and strawberries.
- Information of the chapter plus a detailed cultivation manual and list of nut tree sources.
- Information about the fruit and growing it in Australia.
- Newsletters, factsheets and other information from the University of Minnesota cooperative extension.
- Factsheet that describes types of citrus trees and cultivation information.
- Extension publication covering tayberry, currants and gooseberries, elderberries and Nanking cherries.
- 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.
- Information on growing and enjoying tropical rare fruit and exotic nut trees.
- Answers to commonly asked questions about growing apples, grapes, brambles and strawberries in North Dakota. North Dakota State University Extension.
- 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, photogallery and links. Some areas members on
- Official homepage of California Rare Fruit Growers, West Los Angeles Chapter. Newsletter, schedule of events and links.
- Links to various apple related items, and lists of apple related facts, compiled by the University of Illinois extension.
- Eleven tips for growing fruit trees including pollination, pruning and harvesting from an Oregon nurseryman.
- Information on growing fruits and berries in Louisiana, including cultivar recommendations. Presented by the Louisiana Nursery and Landscape Association and Bracy's Nursery.
- Information on growing citrus in the UK. Includes varieties, plant sources, and cultural advice.
- 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.
- 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.
- Hobbyist's experimental planting of various gooseberry and black, red and white currants in central Pennsylvania. Cultivar recommendations, recipes, new cultivation practices.
- Factsheets from the University of Florida extension on a cultivation of a variety of fruits and nuts in Florida.
- A guide to growing strawberries, strawberry farms, selection and care, history, recipes and festivals. University of Illinois Extension.
- A fact sheet on the cultivation and care of the saskatoon (Amelanchier alnifolia) from the Alberta, Canada extension service.
- A non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the propagation and distribution of new species. Meetings, membership, fruit species profiles, and recipes.
- Index of fruit species with descriptions and links.

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