Sources
Where every fact on fruits.im comes from.
- Encyclopaedia Britannica: apple, checked 31 Oct 2026. Used for 1 fact.
- Encyclopaedia Britannica: cherry, checked 31 Oct 2026. Used for 1 fact.
- Encyclopaedia Britannica: fig, checked 31 Oct 2026. Used for 2 facts.
- Encyclopaedia Britannica: peach, checked 31 Oct 2026. Used for 2 facts.
- Encyclopaedia Britannica: plum, checked 31 Oct 2026. Used for 1 fact.
- Encyclopaedia Britannica: strawberry, checked 31 Oct 2026. Used for 1 fact.
- National Fruit Collection (Brogdale, Kent), checked 31 Oct 2026. Used for 1 fact.
- RHS: How to grow apples, checked 31 Oct 2026. Used for 3 facts.
- RHS: How to grow blackcurrants, checked 31 Oct 2026. Used for 3 facts.
- RHS: How to grow blueberries, checked 31 Oct 2026. Used for 3 facts.
- RHS: How to grow cherries, checked 31 Oct 2026. Used for 3 facts.
- RHS: How to grow citrus, checked 31 Oct 2026. Used for 5 facts.
- RHS: How to grow figs, checked 31 Oct 2026. Used for 2 facts.
- RHS: How to grow medlars, checked 31 Oct 2026. Used for 2 facts.
- RHS: How to grow mulberries, checked 31 Oct 2026. Used for 3 facts.
- RHS: How to grow peaches and nectarines, checked 31 Oct 2026. Used for 2 facts.
- RHS: How to grow plums, checked 31 Oct 2026. Used for 2 facts.
- RHS: How to grow quince, checked 31 Oct 2026. Used for 4 facts.
- RHS: How to grow strawberries, checked 31 Oct 2026. Used for 4 facts.
Each source was checked on the date shown. Growing advice is the source’s general guidance for the UK and varies with area and weather. National Fruit Collection text is used under the Open Government Licence.