Tree Fruit Crops & Orchards

Resource Category Topic Type
Growing Fruit: Grafting Fruit Trees in the Home Orchard [fact sheet]
Grafting as a means of propagating fruit trees dates back several thousand years or more. Grafting is used for two principal reasons: most fruit trees...
Agriculture & Gardens, Fruit & Vegetable Crops, Yard & Garden, Homesteading tree fruit crops & orchards Fact Sheet
Growing Fruits: Low-Input Tree Fruits for NH Home Orchards [fact sheet]
Pruning and pest management – these two chores can be discouraging tasks for many home tree fruit growers. Is it possible to grow tree fruits with lim...
Yard & Garden Agriculture & Gardens
Identifying Choke Cherry: A Source of X Disease [fact sheet]
Choke cherry identification is important for peach and sweet cherry growers. This is because choke cherry (Prunus virginiana L.) is important in sprea...
Fruit & Vegetable Crops, Agriculture & Gardens, Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Agriculture & Gardens
Growing Fruits: Care of Mature Backyard Apple Trees [fact sheet]
Backyard apple trees can be valued additions to the home garden, offering fresh, flavorful and healthful fruit,
Fruit & Vegetable Crops, Agriculture & Gardens, Yard & Garden Agriculture & Gardens
New England Tree Fruit Management Guide
The guide was created by a  collaboration of tree fruit specialists in all six New England states, and is intended for commercial farmers. It provides...
Fruit & Vegetable Crops, Agriculture & Gardens Agriculture & Gardens
Growing Fruit: Training and Pruning Young Apple and Pear Trees [fact sheet]
Proper training and pruning are essential for development of structurally strong, productive apple and pear trees. Using a minimal amount of pruning t...
Fruit & Vegetable Crops, Agriculture & Gardens Agriculture & Gardens
Growing Fruits: Growing Pears in the Home Orchard [fact sheet]
Pears will grow well in all but the coldest areas of New Hampshire. Popular varieties such as Bartlett and Bosc are reasonably winter hardy where temp...
Agriculture & Gardens, Fruit & Vegetable Crops, Yard & Garden Agriculture & Gardens