Grower Links and Resources

Here are some worthy web connections that will help community orchardists to grow the good fruit. Apple enthusiasts will love the lore on some of these sites. You can seemingly roam forever by following the additional links to be found in this virtual orchard.

Reputable nurseries

• Apple Root Stock (fact sheets)
  nysaes.cornell.edu/hort/breeders/appleroots/applerootstocks.html
• Adams County Nursery, PA www.acnursery.com
• Big Horse Creek Farm, NC www.bighorsecreekfarm.com
• Cummins Nursery, NY www.cumminsnursery.com
• Fedco Trees, ME www.fedcoseeds.com/trees.htm
• Trees of Antiquity, CA www.treesofantiquity.com
• St. Lawrence Nursery, NY www.sln.potsdam.ny.us
• Vintage Virginia Apples www.vintagevirginiaapples.com

Orchard resources

• Peaceful Valley Farm Supply groworganic.com
• Organic Grower's Supply fedcoseeds.com/ogs.htm
• Correll Cider Presses www.applejournal.com/correll/
• Orchard Equipment & Supply www.oescoinc.com
• Solitary Bees
  www.pollinatorparadise.com/Solitary_Bees/SOLITARY.HTM
• Wilson Irrigation & Orchard Supply www.wilsonirr.com

Regional grower's guides and pest identification

• Kearneysville Tree Fruit Research Center (West Virginia)www.caf.wvu.edu/kearneysville/
• Pennsylvania Tree Fruit Production Guide tfpg.cas.psu.edu
• Organic and Integrated Tree Fruit Production (Washington)
  organic.tfrec.wsu.edu/OrganicIFP/Home/Introduction.html
• Organic Apple Production (Britain) www.hortips.co.uk/ta_10.htm

Cider connections

• Apple Varieties for Hard Cider mtvernon.wsu.edu/frt_hort/ciderapples.htm
• The Real Cider and Perry Page ciderandperry.co.uk
• The Scrumpy Users Guide zider.co.uk
• Wittenham Hill Cider Portal cider.org.uk

Varietal showcase

• Apple Journal www.applejournal.com
• Applesource www.applesource.com
• Orange Pippin www.orangepippin.com

Fruit groups and periodicals

• Backyard Fruit Growers www.sas.upenn.edu/~dailey/byfg.html
• Great Lakes Fruit Growers News www.fruitgrowersnews.com
• North American Fruit Explorers www.nafex.org
• Paul Evans Library of Fruit Sciences library.smsu.edu/paulevans/