Fruit Info Resources

An amateur explores the pomaceous fruit, in this long-running, U.S.-based blog and info website that’s packed full of apple reviews, news, links and much more.

Documenting the efforts of Tom Brown of Clemmons, NC, to find and save over 1,000 varieties of U.S. heritage apples.

Tree fruit, grape and berry information for commercial growers, plus details of the Cornell Cooperative Extension commercial fruit programs.

A comprehensive source of high-quality images of common symptoms critical for disease identification and susceptibility levels of apple varieties and common cultivars. Maintained by the Khan Lab at Cornell Universtity.

Learn to grow and eat mouthwatering figs with information and videos from Ross the “Fig Boss”.

General interest fruit blog and website, articles on growing, using and enjoying fruit of all kinds.

A community created catalogue for apple identification, with a detailed search function, and extensive pomological resources.

Website of Matt Kominsky, collector of wild pomes, and organiser of the annual Wild and Seedling Pomological Exhibition.

U.S. fruit industry magazine covering the growing, packing, handling, marketing and promotion of tree fruits (apples, pears, cherries, apricots, peaches, nectarines and plums), as well as juice and wine grape production.

A collection of historic drawings and paintings of fruit, fruit growing and fruit varieties, from the 15th to 20th centuries, via Wageningen University and Research in the Netherlands.

A web space for anything and everything to do with fruit: aiming to celebrate fruit in all its fascinating diversity.

This essential resource enables access to information on the U.K’.s National Fruit Collection of apples, pears, apricots, cherries, plums and soft fruit.

Niab Agronomy works closely with growers, researchers, industry partners and funders to provide information and advice on all aspects of soft and top fruit growing.

Descriptions of over 700 apple and cider apple varieties, as well as crab-apples, pears, plums, fruiting cherries and ornamental cherries, apricots, and peaches and nectarines.

Figs and fig trees, fig propagation, fig varieties, zone specific fig types, fig trading; all supported by a group of expert hobbyists and professional growers.

A crowd-sourced database of useful information on apples, pears and other pome fruits. Use information provided by you and your peers to help decide what to plant, how to grow it, when to pick it, and how to ferment it.

Directory of U.K. based pick-your-own- fruit farms, plus tips on canning, bottling and preserving your pickings.

Extensive pomological database containing information on over 7,000 apples.

French and English language pomological information on thousands of varieties of fruits.

A Google Map showing orchards that have been located as part of the PTES Traditional Orchard Survey.

This website is part of an ongoing effort to conserve and restore traditional orchards across the country in recognition of their amazing habitat value to local wildlife.

The RHS Lindley Library and Herbarium contain a diverse range of collections, covering botanical artworks, historic photographs, herbarium specimens, rare books, nursery catalogues, and the archive of the RHS.

A fascinating archive of detailed pencil drawings of plant root systems, including a few fruiting trees, from Wageningen University and Research in the Netherlands.

Joan Morgan’s invaluable guide to U.K. grown pear varieties, including photographs of almost every one of the 500 varieties described in The Book of Pears itself.

A website dedicated to informing consumers about how the apples they buy in supermarkets, greengrocers, farm shops and other outlets are grown, harvested and marketed.

A website dedicated to all things fruit related from fruit growing to orchard planning and maintenance, pest control to pruning trees, organic fruit growing to working with nature, and everything in between.

A blog and podcast project aiming to explore, map and share information about fruit trees in Stalybridge, Greater Manchester, U.K.

Archive of information, photos, and videos of vintage apple parers and peeling machinery.

A historic botanical resource, spanning the years 1886 to 1942, documenting new fruit and nut varieties, and specimens introduced by USDA plant explorers from the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Information on how to forage sustainably and responsibly, and make sure you stay safe and within the law.

WSU Tree Fruit Research and Extension develops and applies research-based information for sustainable tree fruit production in Washington and the world.