Fruit growing varies widely by climate. To get accurate information on how to select, grow, and manage fruit in your region, use the following listing of links by region:

Northeast

• New York. Cornell Guide to Growing Fruit at Home(Cornell University) is available in pdf format. Contains chapters on specific fruits for home growing.

• New York. Recommended Fruit Cultivars for the Home Garden(Cornell University) is a useful listing of cultivars for those nearby New York.

• Pennsylvania. Fruit Production for the Home Gardener: A Comprehensive Guide(College of Agricultural Sciences, Penn State University).

• West Virginia. Kearneysville Tree Fruit Research and Education Center(West Virginia University) contains tree and small fruits information and links to many helpful resources in the mid-Atlantic region.

North Central

• Illinois. Fruits for the Backyard(University of Illinois Extension) provides a summary of a number of fruit crops, with links to additional information.

• Indiana. Fruits and Nuts Publications(Purdue University Extension) are available in pdf format.

• Iowa. Growing Fruit in Iowa(Iowa State University). You can choose to purchase a hard copy or download the listed bulletins in pdf format.

• Kansas. Fruits and Nuts Publications(Kansas State University) are available in pdf format.

• Minnesota. Fruit - Culture Publications(University of Minnesota Extension) is a listing of fruit culture publications.

• Minnesota. Fruit - Insect/Disease(University of Minnesota Extension) is a listing of fruit insect and disease publications.

• Ohio. Fruit(Ohio State University Extension)is a list of links to fruit fact sheets.

• Ohio. Midwest Small Fruit Pest Management Handbook(Ohio State University Extension) is a comprehensive pest management publication.

• South Dakota. Fruit Varieties for South Dakota .PDF.(South Dakota State University Extension)

West

• Arizona. Backyard Fruit Production at Elevations 3500 to 6000 Feet(Cooperative Extension, College of Agriculture & Life Sciences, The University of Arizona)

• Arizona. Deciduous Fruit & Nuts for the Low Desert (Cooperative Extension, College of Agriculture & Life Sciences, The University of Arizona)

• California. California Backyard Orchard. University of California - Davis.

• California. Pests in Gardens and Landscapes—Fruit and Nuts(University of California Statewide IPM Program). Click on your fruit of choice to learn cultural, pest, and disease information.

• Colorado.Fruits and Vegetables provides links to fruit and vegetable fact sheets (Colorado State University Extension).

• Oregon. Fruit and Nuts Resources (Oregon State University Extension) provides links to fruit and nut publications.

South

• Hort on the Internet - Fruit (Maintained by Erv Evans, Consumer Horticulturist, North Carolina State University) is a listing of fruit links to publications mostly in the south.

• Florida. FruitScapes -- Growing Fruit in the Home Landscape (University of Florida Extension) is a gateway to several publications regarding growing fruit in the Florida home landscape.

• Florida. Fruits and Nuts(University of Florida Extension) is a listing of fruits related publications.

• Missouri. Fruit(University of Missouri) is a listing of fruit publications.

• Tennessee.Fruit(University of Tennessee) is a listing of fruit publications available in pdf format.

• Texas. Fruit and Nut Resources(Texas A & M Extension) is a listing of fruit publications.

• Virginia. Fruits Home Gardening(Virginia Cooperative Extension) is a list of fruit and related home gardening information.

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