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California Rare Fruit Growers, Inc.
Membership information, seed bank, book reviews, local chapter information, plant descriptions, member nurseries and fruit sources.
www.crfg.org
Planning a Subtropic Fruit Garden
Notes by Daleys Fruit Tree Nursery on planning a home fruit garden in subtropical areas. Oriented to Australia, universally applicable in the subtropics.
www.daleysfruit.com.au
Pollination management information for both home and professional fruit and vegetable growers, gardeners, beekeepers and others involved in pollination.
www.pollinator.com
Links to various apple related items, and lists of apple related facts, compiled by the University of Illinois extension.
www.urbanext.uiuc.edu
Trees and Fruit in East Anglia
An amateur gardener's account of growing apples, plums, pears, cherries and various nut trees. Time-of-ripeness schedule for apples, pears and plums.
www.btinternet.com
A guide to growing strawberries, strawberry farms, selection and care, history, recipes and festivals. University of Illinois Extension.
www.urbanext.uiuc.edu
Hobbyist's experimental planting of various gooseberry and black, red and white currants in central Pennsylvania. Cultivar recommendations, recipes, new cultivation practices.
www.currants.com
North American Fruit Explorers
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.
www.nafex.org
European Collection of Minor Fruit Trees
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.
www.unifi.it
Rarefruit - Rare Fruit News Online
Homepage of an e-newsletter covering rare, primarily tropical and sub-tropical, home fruit cultivation. Subscription information and back issues archive.
www.rarefruit.com
Jeannie and Berry's Native Plants Page: Pawpaws, Persimmons and Elderberries
Information from self-reliant Kentuckians about using native edibles, particularly pawpaws, persimmons, elderberries and mayapples. Recipes and cultivation hints.
members.aol.com
Kentucky State University Pawpaw Research Project
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.
www.pawpaw.kysu.edu
Answers to commonly asked questions about growing apples, grapes, brambles and strawberries in North Dakota. North Dakota State University Extension.
www.ext.nodak.edu
Description of the benefits of growing strawberries in raised beds protected by thick plastic. Specific directions and photographs of crop.
www.geocities.com
Pennsylvania Back Yard Fruit Growers
A Pennsylvania based group of amateur growers. Cultivar recommendations and photographs, photographs of espaliered fruit trees, bibliography.
www.sas.upenn.edu