The Mid-Atlantic Regional Fruit Loop: 

The Virginia Fruit Page

Extension, Research and Teaching in Fruit Crops

Return to Mid-Atlantic Regional Fruit Loop Home Page

Fruit Production in the mid-Atlantic region has a long history, dating to Colonial times in Virginia with pomological and viticultural efforts by founders such as Thomas Jefferson and George Washington. Today, Virginia ranks approximately sixth in the nation for apple production (about 18,600 acres). There are about 1,404 acres of peach, 2,360 acres of grape, and about 1,200 acres of strawberry, 300 acres each of caneberries and blueberry.

For more detailed information, please click on the desired crop:

Apple	Pear	Stone Fruits	Grape	Small Fruit

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Here is a simple list of links to resources available in this fruit home page:

• Horticultural Practices
• Fruit IPM
• Honey Bees and Pollination
• Weather Information
• Soil Testing
• Mid-Atlantic Land-Grant University Fruit Faculty
• Research Units
• Other Sources of Fruit Information
• New! Interested in Continuing Education?
  
• Search the Fruit Loop using search engines at either:
  • West Virginia University
  • The Virtual Orchard
  
  

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