Apricot: Prunus armeniaca
Information on this crop, its taxonomy, history, world production, botanical description, culture, harvesting and nutrition.
Balaton Tart Cherry
Details and promotion of a cherry variety new to the US market.
Beach Plum: A New Crop For New Markets
Cornell University project to aid in establishing the fruiting shrub beach plum as a commercial crop. Illustrated cultivation and disease information, opportunities for member interaction.
Cherries
Information on site selection for this crop, soil preparation, growth regulators, cultivars and advice on selecting rootstocks.
Cherries: Prunus avium, Prunus cerasus
Information on this crop, its taxonomy, history, world production, botanical description, culture, harvesting and nutrition.
Crop Profile for Plums in California
General production information on this crop, the cultural practices involved, insect pests, diseases, nematodes and their control by biological, cultural and chemical means, and a discussion of integrated pest management. [PDF]
Growing Peaches and Nectarines in Virginia
Features varieties, cultivation information, orchard location, and harvesting.
New Plants for Florida: Stone Fruit
Information on the achievements made by scientists at the Florida Agricultural Experiment Station resulting in the development of disease-resistant varieties and the improvement of fruit quality.
Peach Tree Growing
Information on growing and training this crop in cooler areas where it needs the protection of a south-facing wall.
Peaches
Information on site selection, soil preparation, nursery tree quality, cultivars, general care, chemical thinning and some disease problems for this crop.
Plant Disease Control: Cherry
Photographs and detailed information on the large number of diseases that can affect this crop and their control.
Plant Disease Control: Peach
Detailed information on about fifteen diseases which can affect this crop and the control methods available.
Plant Disease Control: Prune and Plum
Detailed information on about twelve diseases which can affect these fruits and the control methods available.
Plum Tree Care
Information on the cultivation of this fruit including varieties, tree shapes, planting, pruning and cropping.
Plums, Damsons and Gages
Article covering the history of these important fruits from neolithic times to the present day, the development of rootstocks and varieties and information on growing them in Britain.
Prunus armeniaca
Information on the apricot tree, its biology and morphology, distribution in the former USSR, ecology, utilization and economic value.
Prunus avium
Information on the cherry tree, its biology and morphology, distribution in the former USSR, ecology, utilization and economic value.
Silver Leaf
Information from the RHS on this disease which primarily affects plums, its symptoms, biology and control.
Silver Leaf Disease
Provides information on this disease of plum trees and certain other related ornamentals, in a question and answer format. [PDF]
Texas A&M Stone Fruit Breeding Program
Includes cultivar evaluations, articles, and news.
The Georgia Peach
Discussion of the issues involved in deciding precisely what fruit legally qualifies as a “Georgia Peach”. Also describes the fruit and its cultivation.
