The following are some of what we consider to be the most helpful links to orchards, research, small fruits (including home orchards) as well as general horticulture.
 

Commercial Sites

General Fruits (including Universities and art)

• www.fruitscenter.com
• From University of Mass. -- how to.
• Fruit Lab at Beltsville
• NYS Agric. Exp. Station at Geneva
• THE VIRTUAL ORCHARD
• From Penn State.  The Home Fruit Gardens section is especially well done.
• An extraordinarily beautiful collection of watercolors of fruits.
• USDA Research Lab
• Japanese Research Breeding Station
• Small Fruit
• The Pears of NY
• AgAccess
• Johnny's Select Seeds
• HORTICULTURE IN VIRTUAL PERSPECTIVE
• THE GARDEN SPIDER WEB
• An Apple A Day

Cider making

• This is the "Cider digest";gives access to archives
• Dr. Lea is English chemist and amateur ciderer with professional flair.

His "Science of Cidermaking" is excellent
• "The real Cider and Perry Page":primarily cidermaking in the UK. Considerable depth.

Diseases & Pests

• This is the NRSP5  (formerly IR-2)  Interregional Technical Committee --the major source of virus-free scionwood for North America.  Details on thermotherapy; photos of diseases caused by viruses; listing of clean scionwood.

Publications

• Big, glossy magazine for the Washington State fruit grower -- but occasionally some pearls for us East-of-the-Rockies pisanos!

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