Surf these sites: -- From the Australian ''New Crop Profiles'', there is worthwile information on ''Longan'', ''Asian Pear'', and ''Olive'', mainly for subtropical to tropical areas. Apples and More -- Learn about apple history, varieties, selection and uses, recipes, orchards and fun activities for children. Berry Plants -- List of fruit plants and shrubs for home and garden landscaping, farms, including Aronia Berries. Bowldown Produce Ltd -- Notes on growing strawberries and raspberries under UK home garden conditions. Some brief varietal notes as well. California Rare Fruit Growers, Inc. -- Membership information, seed bank, book reviews, local chapter information, plant descriptions, member nurseries and fruit sources. California Tropical Fruit Tree Nursery -- This is a commercial nursery site, but it has many photos of rare fruits suitable for subtropic and tropic zones. It makes a very good ''miniphotographic encyclopaedia''of uncommon but interesting fruits. Camu Camu, Myrciaria dubia -- Several paragraphs on the distribution of Camu-camu,the fruit with the highest vitamin C value of any in the world; it''s nutritional value and uses. Includes a picture of the berries. Durian OnLine -- Everything about the Durian, King of the Fruits. recipes, links, photos, info, art, news, articles, nutrition, cultivation, market, books, statistics. Edible Landscaping & Gardening -- Plant index of perennial plants that are worth growing for the sake of their produce (fruits, nuts, vegetables & herbs). Fruit & Orchards Forum -- This forum is for the discussion of fruit growing, including plant selection, care and maintenance, as well as the general subject of orchards. Fruit Facts -- Fruit Facts-mainline to the California Rare Fruit Growers excellent fact sheets, from Avocado to Zizyphus.These fact sheets are outstanding. Fruit and Nuts from Sierra Gold Nurseries -- This California, USA, nursery has very good variety descriptions for common fruit and nuts, including walnut, almond, pear, asian pear, prune plum, apricot and more. It has an extensive listing for peaches. Of particular value are the notes on chilling hour requirements for those who live in warmer areas. Fruits of Warm Climates -- A list and description of many lesser-known fruits that grow in warmer climates. Grape cultivars -- -Lon Rombough, Horticultural Consultant & plant breeder haas information on 130 odd grape cultivars in tabular form - disease resistance, best use, grape color, etc.Written from experience in Oregon USA (cooler climate) conditions. GrapeSeek.com -- A directory of selected grape growing and wines sites. Some information on table grapes varieties mostly varietal descriptions. Mainly oriented to wine grapes. Hartmanns Nursery and Plant Company -- Plant nursery specializing in blueberry, raspberry, groundcover plants, passion fruit, and other nursery needs for northern plant cultures. Hungry Gardener-Oregon Live -- News and tips on vegetable growing, including wild and unusual vegetables, written by and for home gardeners.Check the archives. Indiana Nut Growers Association -- Indiana Nut Growers Association. Growing hardy nut and fruit trees, as well as advancing their cultivation and propagation. Kiwifruit -- A small amount of information on kiwifruit, culture, and a few cultivars. A few good photos. Lychee Woods -- More than 24 tropical and subtropical fruit trees, some rare, some common. Specialists in fruit trees for Florida conditions. Mark Rieger''s Fruit Crop Home Page -- From Professor Mark Reitger of the University of Georgia. Slanted to commercial culture, but still very useful. The historical notes are intriguing and sometimes amusing. There are good photos of the tree, fruit, flowers, and notes on nutritional composition. Covers many common fruits and nuts, as well as some unusual ones. Marula, Sclerocarya caffra -- Information on Marula is hard to come by. This is the best I have seen, at the Kew Garden economic plants for semi arid areas database. Not a lot on culture, a lot on distribution, uses, nutritional value, and a good photo of the fruit. Northwest Berry & Grape Information Net -- The most comprehensive information and communications resource for berry and grape growing.Commercial, that is. Still some useful information, mainly contacts and links to research organisations. Olives Australia -- A commercial site by a leading Australian Nursery, it has excellent and very detailed growing advice, as well as many olive related products such as books, subscription to ''the olive magazine'' (print), pitters, etc for sale. Saskatoon (Juneberry) -- A fact sheet on the cultivation and care of the saskatoon. Sonoma Antique Apple Nursery -- Heirloom apples, also stone fruit, pawpaw, pecans, grapes, kiwi and more. USA zone adaptations given for each fruit variety. Strawberries and More -- A guide to growing strawberries, strawberry farms, selection and care, history, recipes and festivals. University of Illinois Extension. The Fruit Pages -- Everything you might want to know about fruit. Including information about fruit in the diet, and fruit links. Users can search for fruits from A to Z, ask questions or subscribe to The Fruit Pages Newsletter. The Mango Page: Mangifera Indica, Tropical Fruit -- The Mango Page catalogs cultivars and web resources about mangoes. The Natural Food Hub -- Overall, probably the most outstanding resource for the home food gardener on the web. Newsletter, every fruit and nut tree under the sun, all climatic zones from temperate to tropic, encyclopaedic listing, altho'' the notes are brief.Written totally from the home garden, practical point of view. The Pollination Home Page -- Pollination management information for both home and professional fruit and vegetable growers, gardeners, beekeepers and others involved in pollination. Tropical Fruit - Casimiroa, Black Persimmon & Mabola -- An excellent an authoritative site for unusual tropical fruits, including varieties, recipes, pros and cons. Highly recommended. Tropical Guava -- a very good one page synopsis of the culture and nutriotional benefits of guava from Fort Valley State University, Georgia, USA. There is also a useful page on Tropical Papaya for cool conditions. UVM Apple Orchard -- Provides relevant and timely horticultural, integrated pest management, marketing and economics information to commercial tree fruit growers in Vermont and beyond.
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