Cooperative Extension & Master Gardener
The Cooperative Extension System is a federally supported network of agricultural university local and regional offices which provide research-based practical information to farmers, home gardeners, consumers and others in all 50 states of the U.S. In the Master Gardener program, avid gardeners are given intensive formal training in exchange for volunteer assistance to extension educational services for home, school and community gardening.
Contact your county or regional extension office and Master Gardener association for local fruit growing and gardening information.
Find your nearest Cooperative Extension Office: California or All U.S.
Find your state's Master Gardener website
Or start with the selected links for your state below (all links working as of 6-11-18):
Alabama
Extension Lawn and Garden - Vegetables, Fruit & Nuts
Extension Master Gardener Helpline
Trees of Alabama and the Southeast
Alaska
University of Alaska Fairbanks Extension
Gardening
Arkansas
University of Arkansas Extension
Home Garden Fruits and Nuts
Yard and Garden Resource Library
Arizona
University of Arizona Extension
Deciduous Fruits & Nuts for the Low Desert (PDF)
Publications Search
Arizona Master Gardener Manual
California
University of California
The California Backyard Orchard
Pests in Gardens and Landscapes - Fruit and Nuts
UC Garden Web
Fruit and Nut Information from the Fruit and Nut Research and Information Center
Colorado
Colorado State University Extension
Online Yard & Garden Publications
Connecticut
University of Connecticut Extension
Home & Garden Factsheets
Delaware
University of Delaware Extension
Lawn & Garden
Florida
University of Florida/IFAS Extension
Lawn and Garden - Fruits, Vegetables & Herbs
Temperate Fruit for the Home Landscape
Lawn & Garden Problems
Florida Yards and Neighborhoods Homeowner Program
Georgia
University of Georgia Extension
Fruits & Vegetables
WalterReeves.com
UGA Fruit and Nut Publications
Hawaii
University of Hawaii CTAHR Extension
Home and Garden
Idaho
University of Idaho Extension
Directory
Gardens & Landscapes
Crop Production
Publications & Multimedia Catalog
Parma Research and Extension Center
Illinois
University of Illinois Extension
Horticulture
Fruit Crops for the Backyard
Hort Links
PubsPlus
Commercial Agriculture
Indiana
Purdue University
Consumer Horticulture
Midwest Home Fruit Production Guide (pdf)
Commercial Fruit Crops
Iowa
Iowa State University Extension
Extension Store
Extension Store > Yard and Garden > Fruit
Kansas
Kansas State University Extension
Horticulture and Natural Resources > Fruits & Nuts
Kentucky
University of Kentucky
Home Horticulture - Information for Home Gardeners
ENTfacts - Fruit (fruit pests)
Louisiana
Louisiana State University Extension
LSU Ag Center > Topics > Crops
Home Gardening Publications
The Louisiana Home Orchard
Maine
University of Maine Extension
Growing Fruit Trees in Maine (print only, $9.50)
Maryland
University of Maryland Extension
Home & Garden Information Center
Home and Garden Tree Fruits
Home & Garden Information Center Publications
Massachusetts
University of Massachusetts
Home Lawn & Garden Fruit Fact Sheets
Agriculture > Fruit Program
Other
Massachusetts Horticultural Society
Michigan
Michigan State University Extension
Backyard Fruit
Agriculture > Fruits & Nuts
Minnesota
University of Minnesota Extension
Yard & Garden > Fruit
Master Gardener
Commercial Fruit & Vegetable Production
Mississippi
Mississippi State University Extension
Crops > Fruit
Missouri
University of Missouri Extension
Lawn and Garden - Fruits
Lawn and Garden - Trees and Shrubs
Montana
Montana State University
Yard and Garden Publications
Nebraska
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension
Publications
Nevada
University of Nevada Extension
Grow Your Own - Fruit Trees
New Hampshire
University of New Hampshire Extension
Agriculture/Horticulture - Fruit & Vegetable Crops
Home, Yard & Garden
Tree Fruit Cultivars for New Hampshire
New Jersey
Rutgers NJAES Extension
Home, Lawn and Garden
Gardening & Landscaping Publications
Fruit and Nut Crops Fact Sheets & Bulletins
Commercial Agriculture: Peach Science
Landscape Plants Rated by Deer Resistance
New Mexico
New Mexico State University
Horticulture Publications
Yard & Garden
New York
Cornell Cooperative Extension
Cornell Guide to Growing Fruit at Home
North Carolina
North Carolina State University Extension
Gardening > > Fruit
Production Guide for Smaller Orchard Plantings
Publications > Fruit Trees
Extension Gardener Handbook
North Dakota
North Dakota State University Extension
Lawns, Gardens and Trees
Tree Fruit Culture and Cultivars in North Dakota
Ohio
The Ohio State University Extension
Ohioline Factsheets > Home, Yard & Garden
Oklahoma
Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service
Gardening, Pests & Insect Management
Fact Sheets: Lawn, Yard & Garden
Crops, Commercial
Oklahoma Gardening - weekly television program
Oregon
Oregon State University Extension
Growing Tree Fruits and Nuts in the Home Orchard
Publications > Gardening > Fruits and Nuts
Publications > Small Farms > Crops
Ask a Master Gardener
Pennsylvania
Penn State Extension
Trees, Lawns & Landscaping > Trees and Shrubs > See All Trees & Shrubs: keyword=fruit
Fruit Production for the Home Gardener
Commercial Growing: Forage and Food Crops > Fruit
Commercial Growing: Pennsylvania Tree Fruit Production Guide
Rhode Island
Univ. of Rhode Island Cooperative Extension
Food Systems and Agriculture
Gardening and Environmental Hotline
South Carolina
Clemson Cooperative Extension
Home & Garden Information Center
HGIC - Fruits & Vegetables
South Dakota
South Dakota State University Extension
Gardens
Tennessee
University of Tennessee Extension
Agriculture & Horticulture
Publications
Home Garden, Lawn and Landscape ("archival use only")
Texas
Texas A&M University AgriLife Extension
Gardening & Landscaping
Fruit & Nut Resources
Utah
Utah State University Extension
Yard and Garden
Yard and Garden - Fruits, Vegetables & Herbs
Fruits & Nuts (online course)
Vermont
Univ. of Vermont - Fruit
Extension Master Gardener - Factsheets & Resources
Vermont Pick-Your Own
Virginia
Virginia Cooperative Extension
Publications and Educational Resources
Tree Fruit in the Home Garden
Washington
Washington State University Extension
Gardening in Washington State
Backyard Fruit Trees
Fruit Handbook for Western Washington (pdf)
Spokane County Extension - Fruits, Nuts and Berries (25+ pdf's)
Other
The Western Cascade Fruit Society
West Virginia
West Virginia University Extension
Extension Service
Extension County Offices
Master Gardener Program
Other
WV Department of Agriculture: Beginning a Backyard Orchard (pdf)
Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin Extension
The Learning Store - Lawn & Garden
The Learning Store - Fruit
Wisconsin Horticulture - Fruit
Other
The Wisconsin Gardener on Wisconsin Public Television
Wyoming
University of Wyoming Extension
Horticulture Programs
