Fruit People & Organisations

A non-profit making charity, registered in England, which researches and educates about agroforestry and perennial crops, including fruit trees.

Preserving ancient local varieties of fruit trees in Central Italy with the aim of building a collection orchard, to save rare varieties from extinction, and to safeguard and promote biodiversity.

U.K. Trade organisation of “apple and pear growers who work together to supply a delicious, high quality and sustainably-grown British crop, year after year.”

The largest amateur fruit growing organization in the world, dedicated to learning about growing fruit in an environmentally responsible manner.

A social enterprise, founded in 2025, working across the West Midlands and Worcestershire to provide a full spectrum of services related to orchards and fruit trees.

COG exists to restore, promote and celebrate orchards, through practical management of new and veteran orchards, regular social events and orchard-related activities, training and education, sales of orchard produce, consultancy services and researching Colwall’s orchard heritage.

Founded in 1983 by Sue Clifford, Angela King and the writer Roger Deakin, Common Ground is a charity based in Dorset, which has been at the forefront of community conservation and environmental education in England for the last thirty years.

A social enterprise set up to engage and network with other community organisations and landowners to create and enhance community orchards in and around Surrey and further afield in the South East.

Picking unwanted apples, and other tree fruit, from all over Swansea for local food banks and other food sharing initiatives.

Conserving and celebrating Gloucestershire’s orchards, to enhance biodiversity and improve the environment. Providing productive spaces to be enjoyed by wildlife and people alike.

The Guerrilla Grafters graft fruit bearing branches onto non-fruit bearing, ornamental fruit trees. Over time, delicious, nutritious fruit is made available to urban residents through these grafts.

A not-for-profit volunteer-run group based in Melbourne, Australia, for the conservation, study and promotion of growing rare and endangered varieties of fruit.

The Home Orchard Society was established in 1975 as a nonprofit educational organization dedicated to assisting both novice and expert fruit growers, preserving heirloom fruit varieties, and promoting the science, culture, and pleasure of growing fruit at home.

This website hosts key research information for targeted horticulture industry networks; current horticulture initiatives; and a library of horticultural resources for pear, stone fruit and nut growers in Australia.

IFTA pursues world-class research, teaching and travel to advance knowledge, inspire innovation and build a global community of fruit tree professionals.

Awais Khan’s lab’s main focus is the characterization of mechanisms of disease resistance and susceptibility, and development of strategies and tools to speed up targeted improvement of disease resistance of rosaceous fruits, primarily apples.

Sourcing and collection rare and unique Leicestershire apples, developing a collection of around 100 varieties, including all of the known Leicestershire apples.

Researching the past and securing the future of orchards in Luton.

Providing tree pruning, grafting and community orchard maintenance services in the Greater Manchester area.

Reviving heritage fruit varieties and traditional orchards in the Marcher Counties of England and all of Wales.

Conserving and promoting enjoyment of the top fruit heritage of Buckinghamshire, Northamptonshire, Oxfordshire and Warwickshire.

Established to aid apple growers in developing and producing healthy apples that meet quality requirements and can endure a region’s constantly changing climate, as well as offer resources for success in cultivating various apple varieties and industry best practices for marketing them.

Information on Stefan Sobkowiak’s permaculture orchard and links to his YouTube channel.

The Orchards in Blackwell’s End, Hartpury, contain the National Perry Pear collection – at least two examples of most known varieties of perry pear, and also a collection of Gloucestershire apples, plums and cherries.

OnePlanet is developing technology for autonomous pruning robots, essential due to labor shortages in the fruit sector.

A volunteer-run, not-for-profit organisation run by and for orchard, apple and cider enthusiasts in south Devon. Membership is open to all.

Fruit tree care resource website by Canadian journalist, filmmaker and urban orchardist Susan Poizner.

A collaborative centre drawing together members of the original Orchards East group, along with representatives from existing county orchard groups, other interested organisations and orchard owners and experts.

A group of growers, aspiring growers, apple-minded people and farmers that promotes the growth of Scottish apples for Scottish consumption.

Conserving, maintaining and renovating existing fruit orchards and encouraging the planting of new orchards in the South Lakeland area, recognising the importance of bio-diversity and the preservation of old local varieties of fruit.

The 3-year Suffolk Traditional Orchard Group (STOG) project (2012-2015) aimed to record how many of Suffolk’s orchards remained, assess their potential for restoration and disseminate information about their value.

Sarah Juniper provides apple grafting workshops and trees grafted to order, from her 20+ year old orchard in Gloucestershire.

GLFW is a regional working group of researchers, extension specialists, and consultants from public or private institutions who meet annually to discuss challenges common to fruit production in the Great Lakes Region.

Sharing knowledge about growing fruit through teaching gardens, workshops, videos and a quarterly newsletter; raising awareness of fruit growing by taking part in exhibitions, shows, and other meetings.

A partnership of organisations working together for the conservation of orchards across the British Isles. Providing information about ways to protect, support and get involved with orchard and fruit heritage and production, and help conserve the wildlife that orchards support.

The U.K.’s only national charity dedicated to creating, maintaining and celebrating community orchards. Their aim is for everyone in towns and cities across the UK to be within walking distance of a thriving, community-run orchard.

Become an apple breeder by joining the Pippin Society, run by Karim Habibi of Keepers Nursery, Kent, U.K.

Dedicated to promoting excellence across the fruit industry, committed to supporting education and research, actively raising funds for charity, and fostering a spirit of good fellowship.

A charity based in the beautiful Vale of Evesham, Worcestershire, England. Working with volunteers, funders, farmers and Government to protect and conserve some of the special places and treasured landscapes in and around the Vale of Evesham and Pershore.

Celebrating the uniqueness of Worcestershire’s orchards, and documenting fruit varieties that originated in or were first produced and marketed in Worcestershire.

An apple breeding programme in the Ystwyth Valley, West Wales. Developing resilient new varieties for a range of uses.