Fruit Specialists

Fruit Specialists are volunteers who make themselves available to answer specific questions relative to individual fruits. First-time members receive a list of these specialists. Questions on specific fruits, as well as questions on other horticultural topics, should be sent to the Fruit Specialist Coordinator who will direct them to the appropriate Specialist or other experts inside and outside CRFG. While this is essentially a service for members, CRFG will also accept questions from the general public as time permits. As all of these people are volunteering their time, please do not expect lengthy answers. Because of climatic differences, questions about what you might grow in your microclimate are best answered at local chapter meetings, or by a local nursery. We do not provide plant material. A list of nursery sources is available on-line, as well as from the Fruit Specialist Coordinator.

Fruit Specialist Coordinator
Lynn Maxson
1261 Ahart Street
Simi Valley, CA 93065

Please include a self-addressed, stamped envelope with your inquiry.

CRFG also has volunteers who will accept questions submitted via email. See the Contact us page

There are volunteer Fruit Specialists for the following:
Avocado, Babaco, Banana, Bees (wild), Black Sapote, Budding & Grafting, Cacti (edible), Carambola, Carob, Cherimoya, Cider Apple/Perry Pears, Citrus, Climate Data, Container Growing, Date Palms, Dwarfing Rootstock, Fig, Grape, Greenhouse Tropicals, Guava, Import Information, Jaboticaba, Jujube, Kiwi, Longan/Lichee, Loquat, Lucuma, Macadamia, Mangos, Mulberry, Myrtaceae, Olive, Organic Methods, Palm (fruiting), Papaya, Passiflora, Pawpaw, Pepino Dulce, Persimmon, Pineapple, Pineapple Guava (Feijoa), Pistachio, Pome Fruit, Pomegranate, Quinoa, Rubus (berries), Sapodilla, Stone Fruit (Peach, Plum, Apricot, Nectarine, Cherry, Aprium, Pluot, ...), Surinam Cherry, Vegetables, White Sapote