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Stone Fruit Resources
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Introduction - Stone fruits include the fruit trees within the genus of Prunus. The most commonly produced commercial stone fruits are almonds, apricots, cherries, nectarines, peaches, plums, and prunes. These fruits are characterized as having a hard stony pit (seed) surrounded by a fleshy fruit.
General Resources
 The Southeastern Regional Peach Newsletter is an informative newsletter geared to serve growers in the southeastern production states of Georgia and South Carolina. The newsletter is edited by University of Georgia pathologist Phillip Brannen and is published 5 to 6 times per year.
- Pennsylvania Tree Fruit Production Guide is a well-done, comprehensive production guide for all pome and stone fruits. There are individual chapters dealing with orchard establishment, diseases, pests, and their natural enemies, chemical management of insects and diseases, harvest and post-harvest handling of fruit and much more.
 Pennsylvania State University has pulled together a very informative website focusing on one of the most important and potentially destructive diseases of peach. The plum pox website gives regular updates on the status of the virus in Pennsylvania. In addition users will find a very detailed factsheet, numerous links and gatewyays to other important resources.
- Cherry Marketing Institute
- Singer Farms
- Northwest Cherry Growers
- Growing Apricots, Cherries, Peaches, and Plums in Wisconsin
Peach and Nectarine Disease Factsheets
Cherry Disease Factsheets
Plum Factsheets
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