Fruit and Nut Producing Plants for Home and Community

Описание: As homeowners and community members seek new and stronger pathways for connecting with the natural world, a key question is what they can plant and care for to bring local food to their backyard or neighborhood. Planting trees and shrubs that produce fruits and nuts can provide some local family and community food sources that provide multiple benefits. This session discussed the latest version of how "Growing Fruits and Nuts in the Home Landscape" addresses this appeal by providing a wealth of updated information in a concise fact sheet. Community food forests were also discussed. Fruit and nut producing plants familiar and new to Minnesota residents will be discussed as well as nurseries and other resources on this topic.

Presented by Gary Wyatt, UMN Extension Educator, Forestry

Originally presented on Thursday, April 17, 2025

Associated presentation links:
A new plant hardiness zone map from the USDA https://extension.umn.edu/yard-and-ga...
All University of Minnesota Apple Varieties https://mnhardy.umn.edu/apples/varieties
All University of Minnesota Grape Varieties https://mnhardy.umn.edu/grapes/varieties
Creating climate-ready woodlands https://extension.umn.edu/forestry/cr...
Hazelnut Plants For the Upper Midwest https://www.midwesthazelnuts.org/buy-...
Midwest Elderberry Cooperative https://grow.midwest-elderberry.coop/...
Minnesota Hardy https://mnhardy.umn.edu/
Non-timber Forest Product Calculator (NTFP) https://www.fs.usda.gov/nac/resources...
North Dakota Community Orchard Project https://www.ndda.nd.gov/divisions/bus...
Planting a community food forest https://extension.umn.edu/agroforestr...
Spotted wing drosophila https://extension.umn.edu/yard-and-ga...
The Community Food Forest Handbook https://communityfoodforests.com/hand...
The Windbreak Cookbook Featuring Fruits of Prairie Forests https://www.ndsu.edu/agriculture/exte...
TIPS: Participatory Science Projects at UMN Extension https://tips.umn.edu/
UMN Eco-anxiety https://docs.google.com/document/d/1k...
UMN Extension Minnesota Harvester Handbook https://bookstores.umn.edu/product/bo...
UMN Fruit https://extension.umn.edu/find-plants...
UMN Growing edible fruits and nuts https://extension.umn.edu/agroforestr...
UMN Perennial Fruit https://misa.umn.edu/publications/per...
UMN Planting a community food forest https://extension.umn.edu/agroforestr...
UMN Stem Protection    • Stem Protection Methods  
UMN Mulching Options for Young Trees    • Mulching Options for Young Trees  

To learn more about MnSTAC:
http://mnstac.org/

For more information about Urban & Community Forestry at the University of Minnesota
https://trees.umn.edu/

This production is made possible through funding from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources & the USDA Forest Service.

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