Ronni Kern

Nurseries & Plant Providers

Definitely a work in progress, but we are attempting to put together a listing of our favorite nurseries, both local and online.  Any recommendations gratefully received.

 

Alden Lane Nursery
981 Alden Lane
Livermore. CA
(925)447-0280
http://www.aldenlane.com/

Atkins Nursery
3129 Reche Rd
Fallbrook, CA 92028
(760)728-1610

Berkeley Horticultural Nursery
1310 McGee Ave
Berkeley, CA  94703
(510) 526-4704
http://www.berkeleyhort.com/

Bonita Creek Nursery
3440 Proctor Valley Rd
Bonita, CA 91902
(619) 470-2005
http://www.bonitafruittrees.com

Brokaw Nursery
5501 Elizabeth Rd.
Ventura, CA
(805 )647-2262
http://www.brokawnursery.com/

Cal Poly Pomona Farm Store
4102 University Dr
Pomona, CA 91768
(909) 869-4906
http://www.cpp.edu/~farmstore/

California Tropical Fruit Tree
2081 Elevado Rd
Vista, CA 92084
(760) 434-5085
http://www.tropicalfruittrees.com

Champa Nursery
4254 Tyler Ave
El Monte, CA 91731
(626) 213-7747
http://www.champanursery.com

CHC Tropical Nursery
2031 Desire Ave
Rowland Heights, CA 91748
(626) 586-0581
http://www.chctropicalnursery.com

City Farmers Nursery
3110 Euclid Ave
San Diego, CA 92105
(619) 284-6358
http://www.cityfarmersnursery.com

Clausens Nursery
3132 Blackwell Dr
Vista, CA 92084
(760) 724-3143
http://www.clausennursery.com

Emily Nursery
3439 W. MacArthur Blvd.
Santa Ana , CA
(714)557-3404

Exotica Nursery
2508 E Vista Way Ste B
Vista, CA 92084
(760) 724-9093
http://www.exoticararefruits.com

Fantasia Gardens
Lemon Grove, CA

Far West Nursery
2669 Mattison Ln.
Santa Cruz, CA
(831)476-8866
https://www.farwestnursery.com/

Flowerdale Nursery
2800 North Tustin Ave
Santa Ana, CA 92705
(714)633-9200
https://www.flowerdalenursery.com/

Four Winds Growers
42186 Palm Ave.
Freemont, CA
(510)656-2591
https://www.fourwindsgrowers.com/index.php

Fruitwood Nursery
excellent source of scion wood and other propagation material
https://www.fruitwoodnursery.com/

Ganter Nursery
3016 Fruitland Drive
Vista, CA
(760)768-8375
http://www.ganternursery.com/

Garden View Nursery
12901 Lower Azusa Rd
Irwindale, CA 91706
(626)337-4818
https://www.garden-view.com/nursery/

Green Thumb
Santa Clarita
23734 Newhall Ave
Santa Clarita, CA 91321
(661) 259-1071
http://www.greenthumb.com/

Green Thumb International
1899 S Victoria Ave
Ventura, CA 93003
(805) 642-8517
http://www.greenthumb.com/

Green Thumb Nursery
1019 W San Marcos Blvd
San Marcos, CA 92078
(760) 744-3822
http://www.greenthumb.com/

Green Thumb Nursery
Canoga Park
1812 Sherman Way
Canoga Park, CA 91303
(818) 340-6400
http://www.greenthumb.com/

Green Thumb Nursery
Lake Forest
23782 Bridger Rd
Lake Forest, CA 92630
(949) 837-3040
http://www.greenthumb.com/

Harmony Farm Supply & Nursery
3244 Gravenstein Ave.
Sebastopol, CA 95472
(707)823-9125
http://www.harmonyfarm.com/nursery-plants/

Hashimoto Nursery
1935 Sawtelle Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90025
(310) 473-6232
http://www.hashimotonursery.com

Jamul Nursery
12931 Campo Rd
Jamul, CA 91935
(619) 569-7528

Kniffings Nursery
14940 Oak Creek Rd
El Cajon, CA 92021
(619) 561-0611
http://www.kniffingsnursery.com

Laguna Hills Nursery
1829 N. Tustin Ave.
Santa Ana, CA 92705
(714)542-5600
http://www.lagunahillsnursery.com/

Lo Nursery/Perla Nursery/Arcadia Garden (all together)
4827 Peck Rd
El Monte, CA 91732
(626)442-4488

Lone Pine Gardens
6450 Lone Pine Road
Sebastopol, CA 95472
(707) 823 5024
http://www.lonepinegardens.com/

Louie’s Nursery
16310 Porter Ave,
Riverside, Ca
(951) 780-7841
http://www.louiesnursery.com/

Maddock Ranch Nursery
1163 Ranger Rd
Fallbrook, CA 92028
(760) 728-7172
http://www.maddockranchnursery.com

Menlo Growers
11605 New Ave
Gilroy, CA
(408)683-4862
http://www.menlogrowers.com/

Mimosa La Nursery
6270 Allston St
Los Angeles, CA 90022
(323) 722-4543
http://www.mimosala.com

Mission Hills Nursery
1525 Fort Stockton Dr
San Diego, CA 92103
(619) 295-2808
http://www.missionhillsnursery.com

Moon Valley Nursery
26334 Mesa Rock Rd
Escondido, CA 92026
(760) 309-4080
https://www.moonvalleynurseries.com/

Ong Nursery
2528 Crandall Dr
San Diego, CA 92111
(858) 277-8167
http://www.ongnursery.com

Orchard Nursery
4010 Mt Diablo Blvd.
Lafayette, CA
(925)284-4474
http://www.orchardnursery.com/

Papaya Tree Nursery
12422 El Oro Way
Granada Hills, CA 91344
(818) 363-3680
http://www.papayatreenursery.com

Paradise Nursery
10943 de Soto Ave
Chatsworth, CA 91311
(818) 701-5656
http://www.paradisenursery.com

Planting Justice
319 105th Avenue
Oakland, CA 94603
(510)756-6965
http://www.paradisenursery.com
A 501(c)3 dedicated to social justice.
Excellent pomegranate trees and persimmon rootstocks, both onsite and mailorder. Other trees perhaps better onsite

Regan Nursery
4268 Decoto Rd
Fremont, CA  94536
(510) 797-3222
https://www.regannursery.com/

San Gabriel Nursery
632 S San Gabriel Blvd
San Gabriel, CA 91776
(626) 286-0787
http://www.sgnurserynews.com/site/

Suburban Food Farm
San Diego, CA 92120
https://www.facebook.com/SuburbanFoodFarm/

Temple Garden Center
4827 Peck Rd
El Monte, CA 91732
(626)452-0133
http://www.templenursery.com/

Terra Bella Nursery
302 Hollister St
San Diego, CA 92154
(619) 585-1118
http://www.terrabellanursery.com

Trees of Antiquity
20 Wellsona Road
Paso Robles, CA 93446
(805) 467-9909
http://www.treesofantiquity.com

Urban Tree Farm
3010 Fulton Road
Fulton, CA 95439
(707)544-4446
http://www.urbantreefarm.com/

Wally’s World Nursery
15888 Olde Highway 80
El Cajon, CA 92021
(619) 443-2794

Walter Andersens Nursery
3642 Enterprise St
San Diego, CA 92110
(619) 224-8271
http://www.walterandersen.com

Walter Andersens Nursery
12755 Danielson Ct
Poway, CA 92064
(858) 513-4900
http://www.walterandersen.com

By Ronni Kern, ago

Scholarships and Grants

Education is one of CRFG’s cornerstones.  Originally interpreted as educating the general public, it has over the years centered on the education of young people interested in growing rare and unusual fruits.  Orange County and Central Coast chapters led the way by  associating themselves with the two Cal Poly campuses and offering scholarships;  but other chapters soon followed suit in their own way.   LA Chapter has aligned itself with the one high school in the San Fernando Valley that teaches agriculture, and the grafting programs of both Central Coast and LA Chapters reach out to HS students to encourage interest in growing rare fruits.  The Redwood Empire chapter is especially active in this regard and proudly supports groups such as Slow Food, CropMobster, Sonoma State University, The Heirloom Expo, Farm to Pantry Gleaners, Gravenstein Apple Fair and The Original Farmers’ Market.  In addition, each year they vote to support a number of initiatives including scholarships to individuals and grants to local schools.  Both San Diego and North San Diego chapters currently work with local community colleges.
CRFG, Inc., itself, entered that arena with the Scholarship Committee, an offshoot of the Development Fund, which has awarded from one to four scholarships each year for many years.
By Ronni Kern, ago

Welcome to the website of the California Rare Fruit Growers!

The California Rare Fruit Growers (CRFG) is the largest amateur fruit-growing organization in the world. We specialize in fruit not native to nor grown commercially in any given area; but our breadth of knowledge and experience covers the environmentally sound culture of any and all edible plants.  What we have learned is exchanged on this website, in our magazine The Fruit Gardener, on field trips and at meetings of our 23 chapters (not all in California!).  There we get to go face to face with noted international horticultural researchers, commercial growers, and representatives from institutions of higher learning… not to mention our passionate fellow hobbyists.  In addition, we run the annual Festival of Fruit,  have photography contests, grant college scholarships,  and hold our famous scion exchanges. Come on in!  The fruit is fine.

Please note:  We are a non-profit organization. We are not a business and do not sell fruit or fruit trees. We do hold annual scion exchanges at our chapters’ January or February meetings, where CRFG members can exchange scion wood and learn how to graft it to their own fruit trees. The chapters also host public meetings to educate those interested in learning how to grow and propagate fruit.

 

By Ronni Kern, ago