Fruit Facts
Plant/Tree Descriptions List
1969-1989 Publications
Seed Bank
Fruit Specialists (Q & A)
CRFG Member Nurseries and Fruit Sources
Tidbits of Info
|
|
Fruit Facts
Fruit Facts are a series of publications containing information on
individual fruits, including botanical identification, plant description and
culture notes, and characteristics of cultivars. The information is derived
from growers experience based largely on California research, as well as
various published sources. Some of the more important published sources
quoted include All About Growing Citrus and Subtropical Fruit (Ortho
Books,1985); Fruit for the Home and Garden, by Leslie Johns and Violet
Stevenson (Angus and Robertson, 1985); Fruits of Warm Climates, by Julia
F. Morton (1987); Lost Crops of the Incas (National Academy Press, 1989);
Manual of Tropical and Subtropical Fruits, by Wilson Popenoe (1920,
reprinted 1974 by Hafner Press); Uncommon Fruits Worthy of Attention, by
Lee Reich (Addison-Wesley, 1991); Tropical Fruits, 2nd ed., by J.A.
Samson (Longman, 1986); and Tropical Fruit, by Glenn Tankard (Viking
O'Neal, 1987). The Morton book is a particularly valuable source of information
on a wide selection of tropical and subtropical plants. Many of the cultivar
descriptions were adapted from Stephen Facciola's useful book, Cornucopia: a
Source Book of Edible Plants.
The Ortho, Morton, Reich and Tankard books are available through
CRFG Book Service.
We would be interested in hearing from users of these
pages. Contact us.
Fruit Facts are available on-line for:
Volume 1:
Volume 2:
Volume 3:
In addition to the on-line version, printed copies of these fact sheets are available
from CRFG and are also distributed through chapters and some nurseries.
See the CRFG Book Service page for ordering
information.
© Copyright 1996-1998, California Rare Fruit Growers, Inc.
Questions or comments? Contact us. |
