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.
GrapeSeek.com -- http://www.grapeseek.com/
A directory of selected grape growing and wines sites. Gives information on table grape varieties.
Pollination Home Page, The -- http://www.pollinator.com/
Pollination management information for both home and professional fruit and vegetable growers, gardeners, beekeepers and others involved in pollination.
Apples and More -- http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/apples/index.html
Links to various apple related items, and lists of apple related facts, compiled by the University of Illinois extension.
Trees and Fruit in East Anglia -- http://www.btinternet.com/~treesandfruit/
An amateur gardener's account of growing apples, plums, pears, cherries and various nut trees. Time-of-ripeness schedule for apples, pears and plums.
Strawberries -- http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/strawberries/
A guide to growing strawberries, strawberry farms, selection and care, history, recipes and festivals. University of Illinois Extension.
Fruit for the Home -- http://www.backyardgardener.com/plants/gfruittree.html
Backyardgardener.com's tips on home fruit growing. Species covered include apple, pear, peach/apricot/nectarine, cherries, plums, currants, brambles and strawberries.
Northumberland Berry Works -- http://www.currants.com/
Hobbyist's experimental planting of various gooseberry and black, red and white currants in central Pennsylvania. Cultivar recommendations, recipes, new cultivation practices.
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.
European Collection of Minor Fruit Trees -- http://www.unifi.it/project/ueresgen29/
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.
Rarefruit - Rare Fruit News Online -- http://www.rarefruit.com/
Homepage of an e-newsletter covering rare, primarily tropical and sub-tropical, home fruit cultivation. Subscription information and back issues archive.
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.
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.
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.
Third Annual Ohio Pawpaw Festival -- http://www.ohiopawpaw.org/pawpawfest.html
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.
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.
Berries in Ontario -- http://www.gov.on.ca/omafra/english/crops/hort/berry.html#currants
Information for both the commercial and home grower. Cultivation practices, cultivar recommendations. Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs.
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.
Pennsylvania Small Scale Fruit Production -- http://ssfruit.cas.psu.edu/
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.
Suite 101: Fruit Garden -- http://www.suite101.com/welcome.cfm/fruit_garden
Green guide to the selection, culture, and uses of fruits.
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.
Minor Small Fruit Crops for New Mexico Gardens -- http://www.cahe.nmsu.edu/pubs/_h/h-326.html
Extension publication covering tayberry, currants and gooseberries, elderberries and Nanking cherries.
Pruning Persimmons -- http://www.hortnet.co.nz/publications/science/pers13.htm
Instructions from New Zealand on pruning the Asian persimmon tree (Diospyros kaki) to produce high quality fruit.
Mark Reiger's Fruit Crops Home Page -- http://www.uga.edu/fruit/
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).
Kiwifruit -- http://searchenginez.com/kiwifruit/
Information on fuzzy kiwifruit (Actinidia deliciosa), culture, and cultivars. Photographs of some cultivars.
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.
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.
Wye College National Fruit Collections -- http://www.nfc.u-net.com/
The United Kingdom's national fruit collection. Listing of holdings, including appearance, blooming and ripeness times.
Brevard Rare Fruit Council -- http://www.brevardrarefruit.org
A non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the propagation and distribution of new species. Meetings, membership, fruit species profiles, and recipes.
California Backyard Orchard -- http://homeorchard.ucdavis.edu/
Includes gardening calendars, general orchard preparation and maintenance tips, specific fruit species information, and glossary.
Cherimoya -- http://www2t.biglobe.ne.jp/~cherimo/emidasi.htm
Cultivation and nutrient information about this subtropical fruit.
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.
Tampa Bay Chapter of the Rare Fruit Council International -- http://www.rarefruit.org/index.html
Information on growing and enjoying tropical rare fruit and exotic nut trees.
Cornell Minor Fruits -- http://www.hort.cornell.edu/extension/commercial/fruit/mfruit/index.html
Information about gooseberries, currants, juneberries, elderberries, persimmons, hardy kiwifruit, pawpaws, mulberries, quinces, high bush cranberries, Cornelian cherries, and buffaloberries.
Citrus in the Garden -- http://www.agric.nsw.gov.au/reader/gr-varieties/h217.htm
Factsheet that describes types of citrus trees and cultivation information.
Quince Growing -- http://www.agric.nsw.gov.au/reader/deciduous-fruits/h413.htm
Factsheet discussing cultivation, varieties, diseases, and harvesting of quinces.
Small Fruit Crops for the Backyard -- http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/fruit/
Information for gardeners from the University of Illinois.
The Virtual Orchard -- http://www.virtualorchard.net/
Directory of fruit production links and resources.
Ask the Berry Man -- http://asktheberryman.com/
Features cultivation guides, recipes, climate chart, and links
About Apricots -- http://www.sardi.sa.gov.au/pages/horticulture/apricot/hort_apri_about.htm
Information about the fruit and growing it in Australia.
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, photogallery and links. Some areas members only.
California Rare Fruit Growers, San Diego Chapter -- http://www.crfgsandiego.org
Articles, activities, links, newsletters, photographs, etc.
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.
International Crabapple Society -- http://www.malus.net/
Identifies disease-resistant cultivars for nursery and landscape professionals, as well as the gardening public.
Citrus Collection By Petr Broza -- http://www.citrus-collection.wz.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.
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.
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