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Oriental Bittersweet fruit
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crab apples
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Grapes in the vineyards at Swedish Hill Winery in Seneca Falls, NY (Cornell University Photography).
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Fruits

Blueberries:

  • Home Garden Blueberries
  • Organic Blueberry Production
  • More Blueberry Production Information 

Bramble Production, Management and Marketing

  • Raspberries and Blackberries
  • Currants and Gooseberries
  • Elderberries
  • More In-Depth Production Information

Grapes:

  • Grape Production

Strawberry Production:

  • Home Garden Production
  • More In-Depth Production Information

Tree Fruit Production (Apple, Cherry, Pear, Peach, etc.)

Other Minor/Specialty Fruits

Identifying Apples

Grafting and Budding:

  • Fruit Tree propagation
  • Grafting Fruit Trees in the Home Orchard (PDF)
  • Tree Fruit Toolkit

New York State Berry Growers Association

Northern Nut Growers Association

Lake Ontario Fruit Team

Last updated January 23, 2024

Food Gardening

  • Cornell Vegetable Gardening Resources
  • First Planting Dates
  • Last Planting Dates
  • Ethnic Vegetables
  • Fruits
  • Harvesting Garlic - Garlic Scapes
  • Rotating Vegetables by Family
  • Small Fruit

New York Berry News

New York Berry News, a NACAA award-winning newsletter, provides a statewide perspective on the production of berry crops in New York. This monthly online publication brings you cutting edge research and extension information from Cornell faculty and extension staff, along with feature articles by guest authors from around the world.

NYS IPM Fruit Factsheets

Tree fruit, grape, and berry crops benefit from implementing integrated pest manaagement (IPM) —environmentally and economically sensible ways to protect crops from insects, plant diseases, weeds, and vertebrate pests.

Cornell Berry Diagnostic Tool

Much information exists on controlling plant pests and problems, but one must first identify the cause before intervention can occur. This diagnostic tool was developed to assist the student, grower, and extension educator in identifying potential causes of plant problems in berry crops.

Events

    Tomatoes at Cornell Pounder Heritage Vegetable Garden
  • Intro to Vegetable Gardening
    Tuesday, June 3
    5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
  • Board of Directors Meeting
    Thursday, June 5
    5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
  • Native Plant Garden Tour
    Saturday, June 14
    10:30 AM - 3:30 PM
  • CLOSED for Juneteenth
    Thursday, June 19
    8:30 AM - 4:00 PM
  • Edible Invasive Species
    Tuesday, June 24
    5:30 PM - 6:30 PM

See more

Small Fruit Disease Management Guidelines

Disease management strategies are very similar for both organic and conventional small fruit production systems. In both systems it is important to develop and use an integrated disease management program that integrates as many disease control methods as possible, the more the better.

Strawberry Diagnostic Tool

Raspberry Diagnostic Tool

Blueberry Diagnostic Tool

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