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Specialty fruits are a diverse group of berry and other small fruit crops which continue to grow in popularity and develop market share in the New York fruit production industry. These specialty fruits include species of ribes (currants, gooseberries, and jostaberries), aronia, elderberry, beach plum, hardy kiwi, persimmons, pawpaws, mulberries, medlars, etc.

See also the Cornell Minor Fruit web site for a brief overview of these one-of-a-kind fruits!

• Demand Increasing for Aronia and Elderberry in North America
• Aronia Berries - What's Their Potential? - Washinton State University
• Are You an Aronia Berry Fan? - Iowa State University

• Autumn Olive - Weed or New Cash Crop?

• Special Project: Beach Plum - Small farm sustainability through crop diversification & value-added products
• Beach Plum Grower's Guide
• Beach Plum Production and Marketing
• Cornell Pest Management Guidelines for Commercial Tree Fruit Production

• Cranberry Site Requirements - Michigan State University
• Cranberry Agriculture in Maine - University of Maine
• UMASS Cranberry Station - University of Massachusetts Amherst
• Wisconsin Cranberry Crop Management Library - University of Wisconsin
• Terminology for Cranberry Bud Development and Growth - University of Wisconsin Madison
• Nitrogen for Bearing Cranberries in North America - Oregon State University
• Cranberry Tissue Testing for Producing Beds in North America - Oregon State University

• Ribes Cultivar Review
• Improved Fresh Fruit Quality of Gooseberries and Red Currants with the Cordon Training System
• Cornell Pest Management Guidelines for Berry Crops - Chapter 6 Ribes
• 2005 Spring Round-Up of Small Fruit Arthropod Pests
• Arthropod Pest Management Update, Summer 2005
• Currants, Gooseberries and Jostaberries - A Guide for Growers, Marketers, and Researchers in North America
• Growing Currants, Gooseberries and Elderberries in Wisconsin

• Elderberry Production in New York State
• Elderberry Research and Production in Missouri
• Growing Elderberries in Oklahoma
• Growing Currants, Gooseberries and Elderberries in Wisconsin - University of Wisconsin

• Hardy Kiwi-Emerald Gems
• Kiwifruit Production in North Carolina - North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service
• Kiwifruit and Hardy Kiwi - Ohio State University
• Kiwifruit production - Oregon State University
• Kiwifruit Production in California - University of California

• Hawthorns and Medlars- Timber Press

• Mulberry Fruit Facts- California Rare Fruit Growers

• PawPaw production - ATTRA
• Persimmon page-University of California fruit and Nut Research and Information Center
• Persimmon production - ATTRA
• Persimmon Fruit Facts- California Rare Fruit Growers

• Nursery Guide for Berry Crops
• Uncommon Fruits for Every Garden