You can grow fruit in Colorado!
There are many varieties of fruits that can be easily grown in Colorado. Tree fruits such as apples and plums are well known, but berries and bush fruits can be a prolific and sometimes easier choice as well.
NEW! Video Series: Berries for the Colorado Garden
This series of videos covers basic growing recommendations, variety choices and tips on home fruit production. Watch an individual segment or the full webinar by clicking on the icon or title below:
CLICK HERE FOR LIST OF VIDEOS This is the full webinar on growing berries in Colorado. There are many berries and bush fruits that will do well in Colorado’s Climate. See below for general tips and specific crop information: More Information References and Review Questions: Small Fruits, CMG GardenNotes #760 Growing Blackberries in Colorado Gardens – CMG GardenNotes #762 Currants – Planttalk #1214 Currants, Gooseberries and Jostaberries – Fact Sheet #7.005 Elderberries– Planttalk #1212 Gooseberries – Planttalk #1215 Growing Grapes in Colorado Gardens – CMG GardenNotes #764 Grapes – Planttalk #1203 Growing Raspberries in Colorado Gardens – CMG GardenNotes #761 Preparing raspberries for winter – Planttalk #1222 Raspberries – Planttalk #1207 Raspberry Cane Borer– Planttalk #1478 Raspberry pruning demystified – Planttalk # 1218 Serviceberries – Planttalk #1213 Growing Strawberries in Colorado Gardens – CMG GardenNotes #763 Strawberries – Planttalk #1208 Strawberry Diseases – Fact Sheet #2.931 Fruit trees can be grown across Colorado but are most commonly seen on the Western Slope. Whether you are growing fruit trees along the Front Range or in other regions of the state, the following information can help your fruit trees produce a better harvest: Growing Tree Fruits in Colorado Gardens, CMG GardenNotes #771 Fertilizing Fruit Trees – Fact Sheet #7.612 Fertilizing Fruit Trees – Planttalk #1216 Insect Control: Horticultural Oils – Fact Sheet #5.569 IPM: Plant Health Care – GardenNotes #101 Pollination of Tree Fruits – Fact Sheet #7.002 Pruning – Training and Pruning Fruit Trees – Fact Sheet #7.003 Pruning – Training Young Fruit Trees – Planttalk #1211 Pruning Mature Fruit Trees – Planttalk #1210 References and Review Questions: Tree Fruits, CMG GardenNotes #770 Apples – Planttalk #1201 Apricots – Planttalk #1209 Backyard Orchard: Apples and Pears [pest management] – Fact Sheet #2.800 Fire Blight – Fact Sheet #2.907 Fire Blight – Planttalk #1411 Pear Slug – Fact Sheet #5.560 Pears – Planttalk #1205 Backyard Orchard: Stone Fruits [pest management] – Fact Sheet #2.804 Cherries – Planttalk #1202 Coryneum Blight – Fact Sheet #2.914 Coryneum Blight – Planttalk #1444 Oystershell Scale – Planttalk #1414 Peach Tree Borer – Fact Sheet #5.566 Peaches – Planttalk #1204 Plums – Planttalk #1206 Spider Mites – Fact Sheet #5.507 Tent Caterpillar – Planttalk #1484
Strawberries (19:11)
Raspberries and Blackberries (15:20)
Blueberries (6:05)
Grapes (13:34)
Full Webinar: Berries for the Colorado Garden (1:12:14)
Berry and Bush Fruits
GENERAL BERRY AND BUSH FRUIT INFO
SMALL FRUITS: Blackberries, Currants, Elderberries, Gooseberries, Grapes, Raspberries, Serviceberries and Strawberries
Fruit Trees
GENERAL FRUIT TREE INFORMATION:
POME FRUITS: Apples, Pears, Quince, etc.
STONE FRUITS: Peaches, plums, cherries, apricots, etc.
External Resources
Intermountain Tree Fruit Commercial Production Guide
The Intermountain Commercial Tree Fruit Production Guide covers pest management and general production issues for growing healthy fruit in Utah, Colorado, Idaho, and Montana. It was created for commercial growers and contains advanced terms and commercial recommendations that are not always available to home gardeners.
