Historic apples of Minnesota: Looking back to move forward
October 21, 2019
![Row of apple trees with fruit](/sites/fruit.umn.edu/files/styles/slick_media/public/files/hrc_orchard_row_cropped.jpeg?itok=U9G_S6EB)
The 19th century was an era of horticultural discovery and experimentation in Minnesota, and it still guides apple breeders today.
by Emily Tepe
A spy, a botanist, and a strawberry
June 11, 2019
![strawberry illustration from 1848](/sites/fruit.umn.edu/files/styles/slick_media/public/files/strawberry_illustration_internet_archive.jpg?itok=O11htmfM)
A Frenchman on a covert mission in Chile encounters a strawberry and takes it back to Europe. Botanists get involved and eventually develop the strawberry we know today.
by Emily Tepe
Pioneering pomologist of the prairie
June 6, 2018
![image of cover of strawberry report by w.g. brierley](/sites/fruit.umn.edu/files/styles/slick_media/public/files/brierley_strawb_rept_cover_cropped.png?itok=9n5XScO8)
Ever grown a ‘Latham’ raspberry? Or wondered where our cold hardy apples came from? W.G. Brierley is your guy!
by Jared Rubinstein
140 years of Minnesota plums
May 15, 2018
![a cluster of ripe plums on the tree](/sites/fruit.umn.edu/files/styles/slick_media/public/2020-11/GraciousFruit-005%20copy.jpg?itok=vMfNaJc5)
Settlers arriving in Minnesota during the 1800s looked to plums to satisfy their need for fresh fruit. And there's quite a story there.
by Emily Tepe