- Western Cascade Fruit Society
- Seattle Tree Fruit Society
- Snohomish County Fruit Society
- Home Orchard Society
- Western Washington Fruit Research Foundation
- Pennsylvania State
Fruit Growing Videos
- WCFS Summer Pruning of Apple Trees (Tahoma Chapter)
- WCFS Revitalizing Old Fruit Trees Part One: Pruning (Tahoma)
- A Grower’s Guide to Pruning Highbush Blueberries (OSU Video)
- RHS Fruit Pruning and Care Videos (keep in mind this is England)
- Grafting: Animated tutorial on bud grafting
- Grafting: Whip & Tongue Grafting
- Dave Wilson Nursery – great collection of fruit videos
- Grafting: How to top work a tree (Dave Wilson Nursery)
- Cloud Mountain Nursery Videos, including many on pruning
- Living Web Farms videos with Michael Phillips (NC video)
- Video: Dry It: You’ll Like It (UMinn Extension)
- Drip Irrigation Basics Video – Fine Gardening (very basic intro)
- Taking Soil Samples Video
Fruit Growing Related Web Sites
- **Hartman’s Nursery Information (WCFS Site)**
- Apple Luscious Organic Orchards
- California Rare Fruit Growers
- North American Fruit Explorers
- Northern Nut Growers Association
- Good Fruit Grower Magazine
- The Soil Biology Primer
- Cornell Fruit
- City Fruit
- Kiwis (Reference from OSU)
WSU Resources
WSU Master Gardeners Hotlines (by county):
- King County, 10a-4p, M-F, 206-543-0943
- Snohomish County, 9a-4p M-F, 425-338-2400
- Pierce County, 9a-3p, M-F, 253-798-7170
- Skagit Valley, Mt Vernon Research Unit, 253-445-4500
- Booth at Building 500 with Master Gardeners on duty at the Evergreen State Fair
WSU Resources (available online)
Sharon Collman, Snohomish County Extension Agents, Bugs and Blights Blog
Overall site to order or download WSU Extension Publications Online (Some PDFs available for Download): https://pubs.wsu.edu/
- PNW Plant Disease Management Facebook Page
- Pacific Northwest Disease Management Handbook 2012
- Pacific Northwest Insect Management Handbook 2012
- Pacific Northwest Weed Management Handbook 2012
- WSU Snohomish County, Gardening Links
- WSU Tree Fruit Library
- WSU Berries, Grapes & Kiwi Library
General Gardening: Home Fruit Production
- Choosing Pear Rootstocks for the Pacific Northwest
- Critical Temperatures for Blossom Buds – Cherries (Similar for apple, peaches, apples which are not available online but can be ordered)
- Home fruit production from WSU (OSU)
Fruit Pests & Diseases
- Pests & Diseases, WA State Dept of Ag – Deofliators
- Apple and Thorn SkeletonizerApple Scab
- Black Leaf in Grapes
- Field Guide to Sweet Cherry Diseases
- Grape Vine Leaf Roll Disease
- Small Fruit Crops – Insect Disease and Control
- Fruit Pests
- Protecting Backyard Trees from Apple Maggots
- Pear Slug
- Insect and Mite Management in Home Orchard Tree Fruits and Nut
Many other WSU resources not available to download but are available to order.
The WSU Mt Vernon Research and Extension Unit has a public demonstration orchard and gardens managed by Western Washington Fruit Research Foundation, WWFRF, wwfrf.org.
Other Extension Services with good fruit information
- Oregon State University Extension Service
- Cornell University Cooperative Extension
- Minnesota Extension
- Michigan Extension
Other Resources
- National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service
- Burnt Ridge Nursery
- Molbak’s Nursery
- One Green World
- Sky Nursery
- Raintree Nursery
- Knox Cellars – Orchard Mason Bees & Supplies
- The Beez Neez Apiary Supply
- Rent Mason Bees
- Seattle Tilth’s Gardening Hotline 206-633-0224 or email help@gardenhotline.org
- The “Plant Answer Line” with the Center for Urban Horticulture. 206-897-5268
- The Friends of Pipers Orchard, , maintain antique apple and pear varieties in Carkeek Park.
- Solid Ground – (206) 694-6746ext.3 or robind@solid-ground.org, helps to harvest The University of California, “Why have a backyard orchard?”
- Snohomish Conservation District
A few selected SCCD resources: - Soil Testing: University of Massachusetts Soil Testing Laboratory
- USDA Web Soil Survey
- Puget Sound Fresh (Farm Guide)
- Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, Living with Wildlife Information on “pests” such as deer, and other mammals
- AgWeatherNet – http://www.weather.wsu.edu/
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Sources for Older Books and References
- Sutton Books
- Alibris Books
- Powell’s Books (Portland, OR)
- Abe’s Books
- Flora and Fauna Books (Seattle, WA)
Book Recommendations
- Fruitful Legacy by Susan Dolan
- Growing Fruit by Harry Baker, RHS
- The Backyard Orchardist by Stella Otto
- The Backyard Berry Book by Stella Otto
- The Pruning Book by Lee Reich
Patents and Trademarks Information
- General information on plant patents
- OSU Summary on Patents and Trademarks
- Searchable US Patent Database – note, only single words are allowed unless you use the word “and” or “or” in between. For example Red Delicious would find no patents but “Red and delicious” retrieves the appropriate patent. See Help tab for more tips on searching.
- Apple Varieties
- Pear Varieties
- Raspberry Varieties
Royal Horticulture Society