California Rare Fruit Growers, Inc.

pushing the limits and the range of fruit growing world wide

Welcome to the CRFG website!

With 22 chapters — not all in California — and members on every continent except Antarctica, we are the largest amateur fruit growing organization in the world. If you want to learn everything and anything about growing fruit in an environmentally responsible manner, this is where you want to be. Come on in!

2026 Scion Exchanges

Oh, the fun we have!

We have Meetings

Jorge Ochoa, Instructor in Horticulture at Long Beach City College, gives the West Los Angeles Chapter a brilliant talk on Passionfruit. Most chapters have meetings every month or every other month.

👁 We have field trips

We have field trips

Most chapters schedule field trips in alternation with their meetings.. Click Chapters in the Menu above for one near you.

👁 We exchange scion wood

Every January and February, our famous scion exchanges are held at local chapters. There are generally demonstrations of various grafting techniques as well. Sharpen up your knife and create your frankentree

👁 We have fruit tastings

We have fruit tastings

The best way to know if a variety of fruit should be in your garden is to taste the fruit before buying the tree. Most chapter members share whatever is ripe at meetings.

URL: https://crfg.org