Instructor: Brent Ruggles has made many presentations on fruit growing and is the author of the book, Teachings of the Fruit Docta: Growing Fruit in the CSRA. In his yard, he is currently growing apples, pears, peaches, figs, many types of berries, pomegranates, goumis, mandarin oranges, persimmons, and muscadine grapes. Description: In this course, we will discuss growing fruit at your home in the Central Savannah River Area. Session 1: Grafted fruit trees such as apples, pears, Asian pears, peaches, nectarines, plums, and plumcots. Session 2: Small fruit such as blackberries, blueberries, juneberries, goumis, muscadines, mulberries, etc. Session 3: Controlling fruit pests and other problems, including spraying, fertilizing, and pruning. Session 4: Tropical fruit such as short-cycle bananas, pawpaws, feijoas, Pindo palms, very cold-hardy citrus, figs, loquats, fuzzy kiwis, pomegranates, and non-astringent persimmons.