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 a State Extension Master Gardener Program Near You
Or start with the selected links for your state below (all links working as of 7-13-2021):
Alabama
Alabama Cooperative Extension
Fruits & Vegetables
Alaska
University of Alaska Extension
Gardening
Arizona
University of Arizona Extension
Deciduous Fruits & Nuts for the Low Desert (pdf)
California
University of California
The California Backyard Orchard
Pests in Gardens and Landscapes - Fruit and Nuts
Fruit and Nut Information from the Fruit and Nut Research and Information Center
Colorado
Colorado State University Extension
Resources for Gardening and Landscape
Connecticut
University of Connecticut Extension
Home & Garden Factsheets
Delaware
University of Delaware
Cooperative Extension
Florida
University of Florida/IFAS Extension
Fruits & Vegetables
Georgia
University of Georgia Extension
Fruits & Vegetables
Hawaii
University of Hawaii CTAHR Extension
Home and Garden
Illinois
University of Illinois Extension
Horticulture
Kansas
Kansas State University Extension
Horticulture & Natural Resources > Fruits & Nuts
Louisiana
Louisiana State University Extension
Home Gardening Publications
Maine
University of Maine Extension
Growing Fruit Trees in Maine (print only, $9.50)
Maryland
University of Maryland Extension
Home & Garden Information Center
Massachusetts
University of Massachusetts
Lawn & Garden Fruit Fact Sheets
Minnesota
University of Minnesota Extension
Yard & Garden > Fruit
Mississippi
Mississippi State University Extension
Crops > Fruit
Missouri
University of Missouri Extension
Missouri Master Gardener Core Manual
Nebraska
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension
Publications
Nevada
University of Nevada Extension
Getting Started with Backyard Fruit Trees in Northern Nevada
New Hampshire
University of New Hampshire Extension
Tree Fruit Varieties for Home Orchards
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
North Dakota
North Dakota State University Extension
Gardening and Horticulture
Ohio
The Ohio State University Extension
Ohioline Factsheets > Home, Yard & Garden
Oklahoma
Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service
Gardening & Lawn Care > Fruits & Tree Nuts
Oregon
Oregon State University Extension
Growing Tree Fruits and Nuts in the Home Orchard
Publications > Gardening > Fruits and Nuts
Pennsylvania
Penn State Extension
Trees, Lawns & Landscaping > > 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
South Carolina
Clemson Cooperative Extension
Home & Garden Information Center
South Dakota
South Dakota State University Extension
Garden & Yard
Tennessee
University of Tennessee Extension
Publications
Home Garden, Lawn and Landscape ("archival use only")
Texas
Texas A&M University AgriLife Extension
Gardening & Landscaping
Utah
Utah State University Extension
Yard and Garden
Yard and Garden > Fruits, Vegetables & Herbs
Fruits & Nuts (online course)
Virginia
Virginia Cooperative Extension
Publications and Educational Resources
Washington
Washington State University Extension
Gardening in Washington State
Fruit Handbook for Western Washington (pdf)
Spokane County Extension - Fruits, Nuts and Berries (25+ pdfs)
West Virginia
West Virginia University Extension
Extension Service
Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin Extension
The Learning Store - Lawn & Garden
Wyoming
University of Wyoming Extension
Barnyards & Backyards > Growing Fruit