Hi all,
I volunteered to put a presentation together about “Low-maintenance Backyard Fruit Growing” at Mammoth Park, Westmoreland County, PA, hosted by Forbes State Forest. I will not be receiving compensation for this presentation and am doing it to give back to the community.
I wanted to see if anyone here would be interested in letting me borrow some photos of more established fruiting trees and shrubs for my presentation. I have some great photos of a few things but there are some gaps I’d like to fill for specific species and varieties to include in my slide presentation. Obviously I would be thrilled to include photo credits for every picture I would use. If you are willing to let me use some pictures, please either send me a message or post here. Thanks guys!
Here is a list of the plants I expect to discuss which should be low maintenance (all things considered and variety dependent) in our area; Yes I know some of these are in the “wrong” category but I chose based on the habit/form they would be grown in our area:
Fruiting trees
Apple (Malus domestica)
Jujube (Zizyphus jujuba)
Mulberry (Morus alba and hybrids)
Pawpaw (Asimina triloba)
Pear (Pyrus communis)
Persimmon (Diospyrus virginiana)
Fruiting bushes/ cane fruit
Aronia (Aronia melancrpa)
Blackberry (Rubus sp.)
Blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum)
Bush cherry hybrids (Prunus sp.)
Cornelian cherry (Cornus mas)
Currants, Gooseberries, and Jostaberries (Ribes sp.)
Elderberry (Sambucus canadensis)
Fig (Ficus carica)
Highbush cranberry (Viburnum opulus L var. americanum)
Haskap/Honeyberry (Lonicera caerulea)
Raspberry (Rubus idaeus)
Trifoliate orange (Poncirus trifoliata)
Fruiting groundcovers
Alpine strawberry (Fragaria vesca)
Arctic raspberry (Rubus arcticus)
Box Huckleberry (Gaylussacia brachycero)
Cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarpon)
Lingonberry (Vaccinium vitis-idaea)
Pineberry (Fragaria chiloensis x Fragaria virginiana)
If I can’t track something down I may tag some folks to ask about certain photos I’ve seen posted.