| Rare Fruit Links for San Diego
There
are many places on the internet that you can visit to learn about
growing sub-tropical and tropical fruit trees. The links on
this page are to sites that may be of interest to the San Diego
Area fruit growers.
The first place
to visit is the site of our parent organization, CRFG.org
CRFG San Diego Chapter Forums
Forums.CRFGSanDiego.org
Other Forums about Fruits in San Diego
Fig Forum: http://figs4funforum.websitetoolbox.com/
Banana Form: http://www.bananas.org/
Kiwi site: http://sites.google.com/site/kiwifruitsalad2/
CRFG Chapters Near San Diego
North San Diego County California Rare Fruit Growers
Orange
County
Los Angeles
Chapter Members Web Sites
Leo
Manuel
Jon Verdicks' Bananas and Figs
Rare Fruit Information for San Diego
"Fruits of Warm Climates" by Julia F. Morton,
www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/morton/index.html
Chill hours for parts of San Diego, http://fruitsandnut.ucdavis.edu/chillcalc
California
Figs
Our Chapter in the News
Rare fruits were the focus of the articles published in the San Diego Union Tribune by Nan Sterman back in
August 28, 2005:
Rare Treats
Rare Fruits
CRFG members share their passion, prowess
San Diego is avocado country
Botanic Gardens
San Diego Botanic Gardens, Subtropical Fruit Garden, 230 Quail Gardens Drive, Encinitas, (760) 436-3036
South Bay Botanic Garden ,at Southwestern College, 900 Otay Lakes, Chula Vista CA 91910; Phone: 619-421-6700 ext 5371
Water Conservation Garden,at Cuyamaca College, 12122 Cuyamaca College Drive West, El Cajon CA 921019; Phone: 619.660.014 ext. 10, email: info@thegarden.org
Fruit Tree Nurseries in San Diego County
Click here to view the map with these nurseries
Aloha Tropicals
Online Nursery
By appointment only.
Call or e-mail for appointment time and directions.
(760) 631-2880.
www.alohatropicals.com
Anderson’s La Costa Nursery
Open Daily
400 La Costa Ave., Encinitas, CA 92024
(760) 753-3153.
www.andersonslacostanursery.com
Atkins Nursery, Inc.
Open Daily
3129 Reche Road, Fallbrook , CA 92028-3799
(760) 728-1610.
Bonita Creek Nurseries
David Archer, proprietor, CRFG Member
By appointment only.
Call for appointment time and directions.
6036 Bonita Meadows Ln, Bonita, CA 91902-2903
(619) 470-2005.
Briggs Tree Company, Inc.
Open Daily
1111 Poinsettia Ave., Vista, CA 92081
(760) 727-2727.
www.briggstree.com
California Tropical Fruit Tree Nursery
By appointment only
2081 Elevado Road, Vista, CA 92084-2811
(760) 434-5085.
www.tropicalfruittrees.com
City Farmers Nursery
Open Monday through Saturday, 9am to 6pm
4832 Home Avenue, San Diego, CA 92105
(619) 284-6358.
www.cityfarmersnursery.com
Clausen Nursery
Open Monday through Friday, 8am to 5pm and Saturday. 8am to 4pm
3132 Blackwell Drive, Vista, CA 92084-1426
(760) 724-3143.
Edible Eden.
(858) 748-3316.
www.edibleeden.com (server down of 11/25/2009)
Encanto Farms.
Jon Verdick, proprietor, CRFG Member
By appointment only.
6143 Fulmar Street, San Diego, CA 92114-1311
www.encantofarms.com
Evergreen Nursery
Open Daily.
13650 Carmel Valley Rd, San Diego CA 92130
Phone: (858) 481-0622
www.evergreennursery.com
Exotica Nursery, Inc.
Steve Spangler, proprietor, CRFG Member
Open Daily.
2508-B East Vista Way Vista, CA 92083
(760) 724-9093.
Fantasia Gardens Nursery
Tom del Hotal, proprietor, CRFG Member
By appointment only.
Call or e-mail for appointment time and directions.
(619) 454-2628.
whtmtnequinox@earthlink.net
J.D. Andersen Nursery
Open Daily.
2790 Marvinga Lane, Fallbrook, CA 92028
(949) 361-3652.
www.jdandersen.com
Kniffing's Discount Nursery
Open daily.
14940 Oak Creek Road, El Cajon, CA 92021
(619) 561-0611.
www.kniffingsnurseries.com
Las Pilitas Nursery
Open daily.
8331 Nelson Way, Escondido , CA, 92026
(760) 749-5930.
www.laspilitas.com
Merritt Mountain Nursery
Paul Fisher, proprietor, CRFG Member
By appointment only.
(619) 322-4141
Mageethor@aol.com
Ong Nursery
Quang Ong, proprietor, CRFG Member
Open on Saturday and Sunday 8 am to 5 pm
2528 Crandall Drive, San Diego, CA 92111
(858) 277-8167
quang12@aol.com
Plant World Nursery
Open Monday through Saturday, 8:30am to 5pm and Sunday 9am to 5pm
26334 Mesa Rock Road, Escondido, CA 92026-7842
(760) 741-2144.
Ben & Mary Poirier
Ben & Mary Poirier, proprietors, CRFG Member
By appointment only.
Call or e-mail for appointment time and directions.
(760) 751-1605
benplant@tfb.com
Tropic World Nursery
Opne Tuesday through Sunday, 9am to 5pm
26437 North Centre City Pkwy, Escondido, CA 92026
(760) 746-6108.
Walter Andersen Nurseries.
Open daily.
3642 Enterprise Street, San Diego, CA 92110
(619) 224-8271
12755 Danielson Court, Poway, CA 92064
(858) 513-4900
www.walterandersen.com
CRFG Member Nurseries and Fruit Sources For the California Rare Fruit Grower website.
Some additional
links:
http://www.ars-grin.gov - USDA Genetic
Resource Information Network Information on rare
and rnusual fruit varieties.
http://plantsbymail.net - Reviews of
Mail Order Nurseries and More.
http://www.howarddill.com - Home of
the Giant Pumpkins.
http://fruitsandnuts.ucdavis.edu - UC Davis Pomology
Department
http://www.cloudforest.com/cafe -
(information on the lower part of the page) Cloudforest Cafe, Rare fruit discussion, largely California.
http://www.agrodesierto.com -
Agrodesierto arid region agriculture, Canary Islands. Spanish, same latitude as San Diego
http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/pr/thelatest.htm -
USDA agricultural research news.
North American Fruit Explorers (NAFEX) - Mailing list, discussion, etc.
Last Updated:
August 20, 2010 20:50
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