Orchard and Fruit Tree Resources

Guidance Documents

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  Fruitful Legacy

  Fruitful Legacy: A Historic Context of Orchards in the United States

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  Stabilization Handbook

  Historic Orchard and Fruit Tree Stabilization Handbook

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  National Register Bulletin 15

  National Register Bulletin: How to Apply the National Register Criteria for Evaluation

• Fruitful Legacy: A Historic Context of Orchards in the United States, with Technical Information for Registering Orchards in the National Register of Historic Places

• Historic Orchard and Fruit Tree Stabilization Handbook

• How to Apply the National Register Criteria for Evaluation (NRB 15)

• Guidelines for Evaluating and Documenting Rural Historic Landscapes (NRB 30)

Orchard Management Plans

Orchard Management Documents

Source: NPS DataStore Collection 9170. To search for additional information, visit the NPS DataStore.

Websites and Organizations

Research, Identification, and Growing

• National Fruit Collection (UK)

• Foundation Plant Services, UC Davis

• Fruit and Nut Cultivars Database

• Fruit and Nut Inventory, Seed Savers Exchange

• Mount Vernon Research and Extension Unit, Washington State University

• MyFruitTree

• National Clonal Germplasm Repository: Corvallis, OR (USDA)

• Western Washington Fruit Research Foundation (NW Fruit)

• The Worcester Country Horticultural Society (Biodiversity Heritage Library Blog)

• U.S. National Plant Germplasm System, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Professional Organizations

• American Horticultural Society

• American Pomological Society

• American Society for Horticultural Trust

• Center for Plant Conservation

• International Society for Horticultural Science

• International Society of Arboriculture

• International Fruit Tree Association

Local / Specialized Groups, Organizations, and Networks

• California Rare Fruit Growers

• Home Orchard Society (Forums)

• Midwest Fruit Explorers

• National Clean Plant Network

• North American Fruit Explorers (NAFEX)

• North Nut Growers Association (NNGA)

• Western Cascade Fruit Society

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