Many are familiar with the website that goes by this name https://pomiferous.com/ we frequently use for reference. Pomiferous means fruit-bearing, derived from Latin roots meaning “fruit” and “to bear.” It is often used to describe plants that produce fruit. Many members have brought the site up attempting to understand a meaning such as the 7 harvest periods What are these 7 harvest periods on pomiferous? . These are merely ripening times of Apples
@Fusion_power is attempting to build out some facsimile of a pear database Pear Harvest 2025 - #250 by Fusion_power though we all understand we are still losing hundreds of fruit varitiess every year as many people lose interest in varities. Some things can’t be said in a database Question the History of a pear or know some history? Post it here! . Orange pippin helps wwith pollination though we need a mpre concise modern method to reference fruit Orange pippin pear Pollination charts are a great tool . Thanks to @tjasko we can still virtually walk through Jerry Lehmans orchard Virtual tour of Jerry Lehman's orchard . We do love persimmons and they to are becoming lost to the years very quickly Who's Growing Improved American Persimmons? Suggestions welcome! . We certainly know how to grow fruit Here comes the 2024 pear crop! . We love to see @mayhaw9999 posts Pear Harvest 2025 . I’m not forgetting the importance of NAFEX or many people who contributed to the preservation of fruit Nick Botners Apple Collection Many fruit growers kept a low profile in life DEC - DONALD EUGENE COMPTON PERSIMMON Varities . This website is often times the last resource to gain information about obscure fruit Shannon pear aka Grand Champion pear and how can we not reference Chathamapples pear information - it's worth reading as the author has an extensive knowledge of pears