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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.

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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.

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Ask the Berry Man

http://asktheberryman.com/

Features cultivation guides, recipes, climate chart, and links

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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.

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California Backyard Orchard

http://homeorchard.ucdavis.edu/

Includes gardening calendars, general orchard preparation and maintenance tips, specific fruit species information, and glossary.

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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.

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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.

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CRFG- West Los Angeles Chapter

http://chinese-school.netfirms.com/California-rare-fruit-growers-west-los-angeles.html

Official homepage of California Rare Fruit Growers, West Los Angeles Chapter. Newsletter, schedule of events and links.

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Currants and Gooseberries in the Home Garden

http://www.extension.umn.edu/distribution/horticulture/DG1122.html

Article on cultivating white, red and black currants and gooseberries in the demanding Minnesota environment.

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Eastern Chapter of the Society of Ontario Nut Growers

http://www.ecsong.org/

Information on the chapter plus a detailed cultivation manual and list of nut tree sources.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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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Gooseberries

http://users.myonline.be/~tdn12074/

Information about aspects of gooseberry cultivation (botanical and horticultural) and a variety list.

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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.

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International Crabapple Society

http://www.malus.net/

Identifies disease-resistant cultivars for nursery and landscape professionals, as well as the gardening public.

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Jeannie and Berry's Native Plants Page: Pawpaws, Persimmons and Elderberries

http://members.aol.com/blaneky/

Information from self-reliant Kentuckians about using native edibles, particularly pawpaws, persimmons, elderberries and mayapples. Recipes and cultivation hints.

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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.

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Kiwifruit

http://searchenginez.com/kiwifruit/

Information on fuzzy kiwifruit (Actinidia deliciosa), culture, and cultivars. Photographs of some cultivars.

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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.

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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).

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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.

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Missouri Apple Varieties and Their Uses

http://muextension.missouri.edu/xplor/agguides/hort/g06022.htm

Recommended varieties for the Missouri climate, including a table of disease resistance and pros and cons of each variety.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Ohioline Fruit

http://ohioline.osu.edu/lines/fruit.html

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Quince Growing

http://www.agric.nsw.gov.au/reader/deciduous-fruits/h413.htm

Factsheet discussing cultivation, varieties, diseases, and harvesting of quinces.

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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.

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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.

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Reliable Raspberries

http://www.taunton.com/finegardening/pages/g00061.asp

Pruning, trellising, and fertilizing tips. Recommends everbearing varities in raised beds. From Kitchen Gardener magazine.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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West Virginia University's Kearneysville Tree Fruit Research and Education Center

http://www.caf.wvu.edu/kearneysville/wvufarm1.html

Research institution specializing in plant pathology and entomology of deciduous fruit trees. Includes photographs of fruit trees afflicted by numerous plagues.

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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.

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