California Backyard Orchard
homeorchard.ucdavis.edu
Includes gardening calendars, general orchard preparation and maintenance tips, specific fruit species information, and glossary.
Fruit Tree Growing Guide
i-55.com
Information on growing fruits and berries in the U.S. south, including cultivar recommendations. Presented by Bracy's Nursery.
Growing Peaches and Nectarines in the Home Landscape
ohioline.osu.edu
Factsheet from Ohio State University.
Eastern Chapter of the Society of Ontario Nut Growers
ecsong.org
Information on the chapter plus a detailed cultivation manual and list of nut tree sources.
Tropical Fruit - Casimiroa, Black Persimmon and Mabola
proscitech.com.au
Unusual tropical fruits, including varieties, and recipes.
Tropical Fruit Database
tradewindsfruit.com
Uses, cultivation, and origin. Sorted by scientific and common names.
Home Orchard Society
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.
Arizona Master Gardener Manual: Fruit Trees
ag.arizona.edu
General information on home growing fruit trees in Arizona. University of Arizona Cooperative Extension.
Gooseberries
users.myonline.be
Information about aspects of gooseberry cultivation (botanical and horticultural) and a variety list.
University of Kentucky Home Fruit Gardener Information
uky.edu
Pest control leaflets and other cultivation information for Kentucky homegrowers.
Strawberries
urbanext.uiuc.edu
A guide to growing strawberries, strawberry farms, selection and care, history, recipes and festivals. University of Illinois Extension.
Trees and Fruit in East Anglia
btinternet.com
An amateur gardener's account of growing apples, plums, pears, cherries and various nut trees. Time-of-ripeness schedule for apples, pears and plums.
Saskatoons in Alberta
agric.gov.ab.ca
A fact sheet on the cultivation and care of the saskatoon (Amelanchier alnifolia) from the Alberta, Canada extension service.
Fruit Tree Tips
rodsgarden.50megs.com
Eleven tips for growing fruit trees including pollination, pruning and harvesting from an Oregon nurseryman.
Reliable Raspberries
taunton.com
Pruning, trellising, and fertilizing tips. Recommends everbearing varities in raised beds. From Kitchen Gardener magazine.
Fruits of Warm Climates
hort.purdue.edu
List and description of fruits, including lesser-known varieties, that grow in tropical and subtropical climates.
Quince Growing
agric.nsw.gov.au
Factsheet discussing cultivation, varieties, diseases, and harvesting of quinces.
Durian OnLine
ecst.csuchico.edu
A little bit of everything about the fruit: information, recipes, quotations, photos, art, nutrition, cultivation, and crop statistics.
Oklahoma State University: Fruits & Nuts
pods.dasnr.okstate.edu
Collection of leaflets on cultivation of fruits and nuts, for both commercial and home growers.
California Rare Fruit Growers, Inc.
crfg.org
Membership information, seed bank, book reviews, local chapter information, plant descriptions, member nurseries and fruit sources.
Cherimoya
www2t.biglobe.ne.jp
Cultivation and nutrient information about this subtropical fruit.
Planning a Subtropic Fruit Garden
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.
Pineapple News and Information
agrss.sherman.hawaii.edu
Features information on growing pineapples at home, pineapple cultivation in Hawaii, and links.
North American Fruit Explorers
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.
Jeannie and Berry's Native Plants Page: Pawpaws, Persimmons and Elderberries
members.aol.com
Information from self-reliant Kentuckians about using native edibles, particularly pawpaws, persimmons, elderberries and mayapples. Recipes and cultivation hints.
Pennsylvania Back Yard Fruit Growers
sas.upenn.edu
A Pennsylvania based group of amateur growers. Cultivar recommendations and photographs, photographs of espaliered fruit trees, bibliography.
North Carolina Home Fruit Growing
ces.ncsu.edu
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
ohiopawpaw.org
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.
Cape Trib Exotic Fruit Farm: Tropical Fruit
capetrib.com.au
Provides a list of more than 60 different exotic fruit, and each is linked to another page providing detail on how to recognise each fruit, grow them, eat them, and some recipes
Grow Fruit and Nuts in the Suburbs and Homesteads
naturalhub.com
Index of fruit species with descriptions and links.
Kentucky State University Pawpaw Research Project
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.
The Virtual Orchard
virtualorchard.net
Directory of fruit production links and resources.
Rare Fruit Society of South Australia
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.
West Virginia University's Kearneysville Tree Fruit Research and Education Center
caf.wvu.edu
Research institution specializing in plant pathology and entomology of deciduous fruit trees. Includes photographs of fruit trees afflicted by numerous plagues.
CRFG- West Los Angeles Chapter
chinese-school.netfirms.com
Official homepage of California Rare Fruit Growers, West Los Angeles Chapter. Newsletter, schedule of events and links.
Wye College National Fruit Collections
nfc.u-net.com
The United Kingdom's national fruit collection. Listing of holdings, including appearance, blooming and ripeness times.
National Clonal Germplasm Repository, Corvallis - Temperate Fruit Genebank
ars.usda.gov
Information on holdings, scans of antique prints and watercolors of fruit and plants.
Florida Subtropical and Tropical Fruit Crops
edis.ifas.ufl.edu
Factsheets from the University of Florida extension on a cultivation of a variety of fruits and nuts in Florida.
Southwestern Michigan Fruit Information
canr.msu.edu
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.
Home Citrus Growers
saalfelds.freeserve.co.uk
Information on growing citrus in the UK. Includes varieties, plant sources, and cultural advice.
Guide to Growing Fruit
powen.freeserve.co.uk
Introduction to growing a variety fruit trees and other plants.
North Dakota Fruitgrowing
ext.nodak.edu
Answers to commonly asked questions about growing apples, grapes, brambles and strawberries in North Dakota. North Dakota State University Extension.
Tampa Bay Chapter of the Rare Fruit Council International
rarefruit.org
Information on growing and enjoying tropical rare fruit and exotic nut trees.
Durio zibethinus
montosogardens.com
Information about the tree and its fruit: description, propagation and culture, characteristics of cultivars, and culinary uses.
Calamondin: The Miniature Orange
geocities.com
A page full of information on this citrus plant native to the Philippines and China, including its uses for food and ornament, cultivation, and pests and diseases.
Northumberland Berry Works
currants.com
Hobbyist's experimental planting of various gooseberry and black, red and white currants in central Pennsylvania. Cultivar recommendations, recipes, new cultivation practices.
Pollination Home Page, The
pollinator.com
Pollination management information for both home and professional fruit and vegetable growers, gardeners, beekeepers and others involved in pollination.
Citrus Collection By Petr Broza
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.
California Rare Fruit Growers, San Diego Chapter
members.cox.net
Articles, activities, links, newsletters, photographs, etc.
Cornell Minor Fruits
hort.cornell.edu
Information about gooseberries, currants, juneberries, elderberries, persimmons, hardy kiwifruit, pawpaws, mulberries, quinces, high bush cranberries, Cornelian cherries, and buffaloberries.
Frank's Strawberry Patch
geocities.com
Description of the benefits of growing strawberries in raised beds protected by thick plastic. Specific directions and photographs of crop.
Citrus in the Garden
agric.nsw.gov.au
Factsheet that describes types of citrus trees and cultivation information.
Apples and More
urbanext.uiuc.edu
Links to various apple related items, and lists of apple related facts, compiled by the University of Illinois extension.
Rarefruit - Rare Fruit News Online
rarefruit.com
Homepage of an e-newsletter covering rare, primarily tropical and sub-tropical, home fruit cultivation. Subscription information and back issues archive.
Ask the Berry Man
asktheberryman.com
Features cultivation guides, recipes, climate chart, and links
Ohioline Fruit
ohioline.osu.edu
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.
European Collection of Minor Fruit Trees
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.
Durian Palace
durianpalace.com
This resource site covers many aspects of the legendary fruit, including botanical information, general cultivation, and a page on growing the fruit in Hawaii.
Small Fruit Crops for the Backyard
urbanext.uiuc.edu
Information for gardeners from the University of Illinois.
Brevard Rare Fruit Council
brevardrarefruit.org
A non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the propagation and distribution of new species. Meetings, membership, fruit species profiles, and recipes.
International Crabapple Society
malus.net
Identifies disease-resistant cultivars for nursery and landscape professionals, as well as the gardening public.
Edible Landscaping & Gardening
efn.org
Index of edible perennial plants, both common and uncommon, including fruits, nuts, vegetables and herbs.
MidFEx (Midwest Fruit Explorers)
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).
Mark Reiger's Fruit Crops Home Page
uga.edu
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.
The Pits-The Rare Pit and Plant Council
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.
Virginia Home Fruit Growing
ext.vt.edu
A variety of articles from the Virginia Tech cooperative extension relating to growing berry bushes and fruit trees.
Kiwifruit
searchenginez.com
Information on fuzzy kiwifruit (Actinidia deliciosa), culture, and cultivars. Photographs of some cultivars.
About Apricots
sardi.sa.gov.au
Information about the fruit and growing it in Australia.
Growing PawPaws (Purdue University)
hort.purdue.edu
Cultivation hints and list of sources. PDF file.
Pomology
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.
Suite 101: Fruit Garden
suite101.com
Green guide to the selection, culture, and uses of fruits.
Currants and Gooseberries in the Home Garden
extension.umn.edu
Article on cultivating white, red and black currants and gooseberries in the demanding Minnesota environment.
Minnesota Home Fruitgrowing Materials
extension.umn.edu
Newsletters, factsheets and other information from the University of Minnesota cooperative extension.
Grow Fruits and Nuts in Temperate Areas
naturalhub.com
Cultivation summaries for fruit and nut bearing plants from the common to the exotic.
Missouri Apple Varieties and Their Uses
muextension.missouri.edu
Recommended varieties for the Missouri climate, including a table of disease resistance and pros and cons of each variety.
Pennsylvania Small Scale Fruit Production
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.
Minor Small Fruit Crops for New Mexico Gardens
cahe.nmsu.edu
Extension publication covering tayberry, currants and gooseberries, elderberries and Nanking cherries.
Pruning Persimmons
hortnet.co.nz
Instructions from New Zealand on pruning the Asian persimmon tree (Diospyros kaki) to produce high quality fruit.