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Tree Fruits

  • Apples
  • Peaches
  • Plums & Prunes
  • Elderberry Resources & Bibliography
  • Other Tree Fruits

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    AgNIC's compilation of Tree Fruits sites, specifically Apples.
    American pomology. Apples by J. A. Warder. New York: Orange Judd and Company. 1867. Full text of this work courtesy of the Core Historical Literature of Agriculture (CHLA), Albert R. Mann Library, Cornell University.
    Appalachian Fruit Research Station
    Apple growing by M. C. Burritt. New York: Outing publishing company. 1912. Series: Outing handbooks. Full text of this work courtesy of the Core Historical Literature of Agriculture (CHLA), Albert R. Mann Library, Cornell University.
    Apple Hill Growers Association, Camino, California
    Apple IPM Program from the University of Maine
    Apple Journal - Welcome to Apple Journal, your resource for everything about apples, the "King of Fruit".
    Apple Trees for Every Garden, from the Center for Agroecology & Sustainable Food Systems, University of California, Santa Cruz (in .pdf format)
    Apples and apple products by Robert Mumford Smock and Alfred Max Neubert. New York: Interscience Publishers. 1950. Series: Economic crops, v. 2. Full text of this work courtesy of the Core Historical Literature of Agriculture (CHLA), Albert R. Mann Library, Cornell University.
    Apples and More - From the University of Illinois Extension
    Apples and Oranges-A Comparison by S A. Sandford, Annals of Improbable Research (AIR) Vol. 1, No. 3,May/June 1995
    The book of the apple. Together with chapters on the history and cookery of the apple, and on the preparation of cider by H. H. Thomas. London: J.Lane. 1902. Full text of this work courtesy of the Core Historical Literature of Agriculture (CHLA), Albert R. Mann Library, Cornell University.
    Brooklyn Botanic Garden's Apple Family - Malus - hompage and a Malus Bibliography
    The Canadian Heritage Apple Tree Exchange
    Cornell University Dept. of Horticultural Sciences
    Effective Fruit Pollination - This interesting fact sheet from Cornell University provides basic fruit information as well as pollination and harvest dates for apples.
    Fruit Growers Marketing Association-Ohio Apples
    History of Commercial Apple Production on the Prairie, from R. H. (Bob) Bors, Department of Plant Sciences, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Canada. (in .doc format)
    International Dwarf Fruit Tree Association
    Lake Ontario Fruit Program - Apples, Grapes and Strawberries
    The McIntosh Apple Development Poster and Curricular Materials
    University of Maine Apple IPM Program
    Malus Core Project Images
    The UMass Fruit Advisor
    Michigan Apple Commission
    Midwest Apple Improvement Association (MAIA) - Mission: To develop economically and culturally viable apple cultivars for the Midwest. Includes the neat site: Great Moments in Apple History by Mitch Lynd
    Missouri Apples
    New England Apple Pest Management Guide, 2000-2001
    Neva's Apple Page and Apple Variety Descriptions - from Hastings, Nebraska.
    New York Apple Association
    Ontario Apple Industry At a Glance
    U.S. Apple Association (USApple) - This is a national trade organization to promote apple production and marketing. Included are facts about apples, apples issues being addressed by the federal government, and a members' network. You need to become a member to access some information.
    USDA/ARS Wenatchee Washington
    Virginia Apple Growers Association
    Virginia Apple Site
    Virtual Orchard - Sustainable Apple Production
    WVU Experiment Farm, Kearneysville WV
    Washington State Apple Commission
    WSU - Tree Fruit Extension Team
    WSU-Tree Fruit Research and Extention Center Horticulture

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    AgNIC's compilation of Tree Fruits sites, specifically Peaches
    The American peach orchard; a sketch of the practice of peach growing in North America at the beginning of the twentieth century by Frank A. Waugh. New York: Orange Judd and Company. 1913. Full text of this work courtesy of the Core Historical Literature of Agriculture (CHLA), Albert R. Mann Library, Cornell University.
    Fun Fruit Facts - Peaches - from the Fruit Laboratory, Beltsville, MD
    Grapes: peaches: melons: and how to grow them. A handbook dealing with their history, culture, management and propagation by Thomas William Sanders and Joseph Lansdell. London: W. H. & L. Collingridge. 1924. Full text of this work courtesy of the Core Historical Literature of Agriculture (CHLA), Albert R. Mann Library, Cornell University.
    Home Fruit Production: Peach and Nectarine Culture
    California Cling Peach Growers Advisory Board (CCPGAB).
    Peach Fruit Insects Directory
    Michigan State University Extension
    Peach culture by James Alexander Fulton. New York: Orange Judd and Company. 1870. Full text of this work courtesy of the Core Historical Literature of Agriculture (CHLA), Albert R. Mann Library, Cornell University.

    Plums & Prunes

    AgNIC's compilation of Tree Fruits sites, specifically Plums
    Japanese Plum Cultivar Evaluations in Northern and Southern Mississippi by Frank B. Matta, O. P. Vadhwa and R. C. Sloan, Jr.
    The Potential for Domestication and Utilization of Native Plums in Kansas by William Reid and Karen L.B. Gast
    Plum - Produce Facts: Recommendations for Maintaining Postharvest Quality by Carlos H. Crisosto, Elizabeth J. Mitcham, and Adel A. Kader
    Plum Varieties for Home Production
    Plums: A Guide to Selection and Use by Richard C. Funt - An Ohio State University Extension Fact Sheet
    Plums on the Prairies by Rick Sawatzky, Department of Plant Sciences, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Canada. (in .doc format)
    Prune News - from Univ. of CA Coop. Extension - Tulare County
    California Prunes - The Official Prune Page

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    Other Fruits
    AgNIC's compilation of Tree Fruits sites, with topics such as General Reference, Tree Fruit Research and Industry Associations, Diseases, Entomology, Horticulture, Publications & Archives, Tree Fruit Research Stations, as well as sites on specific fruits. Tree Fruits - Factsheets, Infosheets and Publications - from the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food, and Rural Affairs
    Tree Fruit Directory
    Tree Fruit On The Web - from Penn State Cooperative Extension, this site compiles many websites about tree fruit.
    CHERRIES: Cherry Seed Germination: A variation of Patterson's After-ripening (Stratification) Technique, from R. H. (Bob) Bors, Department of Plant Sciences, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Canada. (in .doc format)
    CHERRIES: Dwarf Sour Cherries for the Prairies by Bob Bors and Rick Sawatzky, Department of Plant Sciences, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Canada. (in .doc format)
    CHERRIES: Germination techniques for sour cherries and other Prunus, from R. H. (Bob) Bors, Department of Plant Sciences, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Canada. (in .doc format)
    CHERRIES: Hardy Sour Cherries: Choosing Varieties, Systems and Markets by Bob Bors, Department of Plant Sciences, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Canada. (in .doc format)

    PEARS: AgNIC's compilation of Tree Fruits sites, specifically Pears.
    PEARS: The Pears of New York - Historic Images- The Pears of New York was written by U. P. Hedrick and published by the New York Agricultural Experiment Station in 1921. As Hedrick wrote in the preface, his goal with The Pears of New York was: "To give an account of the history and uses of the pear; to depict the botanical characters of cultivated pears; to describe pear growing in this country... and, lastly, to give in full detail the synonymy, bibliography, economic status, and full descriptions of the most important cultivated pears with brief notices of varieties of minor importance."
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