Here is our collection of resources for orchard-growing communities.
Whether you are looking for recipes, tips on orchard care, class curriculum or a host of other orchard-related info, you’ve come to the right place.
POP WEED IDENTIFICATION GUIDE
This user-friendly guide was designed for our orchard partners to identify over 40 of the most common weeds in Philadelphia. The guide also educates partners about positive and negative attributes of each weed, including life cycle, growth habit, edible and medicinal qualities, and ecological value. Based on these characteristics, the guide makes recommendations for which weeds to consider tolerating and which to consider removing.
Although intended for use by our partners, POP’s Weed Identification Guide has value for any home gardener! As of June 2023, we are currently in the process of updating this helpful resource and no longer have copies of the current version available for sale online. If you are interested in being notified when the updated version is released, please email info@phillyorchards.org so we can let you know. Copies are also available to check out from the Free Library of Philadelphia.
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Tips on how to use POP's Tree Finder.
by POP
Type: List
Intended Audience: All
POP Plant List - Trees Berries and Vines
by POP
Type: List
Intended Audience: Community
CHINESE - Apple Tree Info Sheet
by POP
Type: Handout
Intended Audience: Community
SPANISH - Apple Tree Info Sheet
by POP
Type: Handout
Intended Audience: Community
SPANISH - Paw Paw Tree Info Sheet
by POP
Type: Handout
Intended Audience: Community
CHINESE - Paw Paw Tree Info Sheet
by POP
Type: Handout
Intended Audience: Community
CHINESE - Peach Tree Info Sheet
by POP
Type: Handout
Intended Audience: Community
SPANISH - Peach Tree Info Sheet
by POP
Type: Handout
Intended Audience: Community
Sorrel Info Sheet
by POP
Type: Handout
Intended Audience: MS, HS Teachers, Community
Cornelian Cherry Info Sheet
by POP
Type: Handout
Intended Audience: Community
White Oak (Acorn) Info Sheet
by POP
Type: Handout
Intended Audience: Community
Black Walnut Info Sheet
by POP
Type: Handout
Intended Audience: Community
Crabapple Info Sheet
by POP
Type: Handout
Intended Audience: Community
25 Native Plants that Attract 7 or more Native Bee Genera
by Pollinators Welcome
Type: Handout
Intended Audience: Community
Apple Tree Info Sheet
by POP
Type: Handout
Intended Audience: Community
Aronia (Chokeberry) Shrub Info Sheet
by POP
Type: Handout
Intended Audience: Community
Blackberry Info Sheet
by POP
Type: Handout
Intended Audience: Community
Elderberry Info Sheet
by POP
Type: Handout
Intended Audience: Community
Ginkgo Tree Info Sheet
by POP
Type: Handout
Intended Audience: Community
Hawthorn Tree Info Sheet
by POP
Type: Handout
Intended Audience: Community
Japanese Knotweed Info Sheet
by POP
Type: Handout
Intended Audience: Community
Juneberry/Serviceberry Info Sheet
by POP
Type: Handout
Intended Audience: Community
Oyster Mushroom Info Sheet
by POP
Type: Handout
Intended Audience: Community
Paw Paw Tree Info Sheet
by POP
Type: Handout
Intended Audience: Community
Peach Tree Info Sheet
by POP
Type: Handout
Intended Audience: Community
Persimmon Tree Info Sheet
by POP
Type: Handout
Intended Audience: Community
POP Fig Varieties
by POP
Type: Handout
Intended Audience: Community
Stropharia Mushroom Info Sheet
by POP
Type: Handout
Intended Audience: Community
Thyme Info Sheet
by POP
Type: Handout
Intended Audience: Community
Trifoliate Orange Info Sheet
by POP
Type: Handout
Intended Audience: Community
Wineberry Info Sheet
by POP
Type: Handout
Intended Audience: Community
(MS/HS Handout) - Persimmon Tree Info Sheet Handout
by POP
Type: Lesson Plan Handout
Intended Audience: MS / HS Teachers
Strawberry Fest Recipe & Growing Guide Booklet
by POP
Type: Booklet
Intended Audience: Community
Tips on how to use POP's Tree Finder.
by POP
Type: List
Intended Audience: All
POP Plant List - Trees Berries and Vines
by POP
Type: List
Intended Audience: Community
POP Recommended Plant Sources/Nurseries
by POP
Type: List
Intended Audience: Community
POPCORE 1 Resource List
by POP
Type: List
Intended Audience: Community
POPCORE 2 Resource List
by POP
Type: List
Intended Audience: Community
POPCORE 3 Resource List
by POP
Type: List
Intended Audience: Community
POPCORE 4 Resource List
by POP
Type: List
Intended Audience: Community
Mini pruning guide in Spanish (Guía de poda)
by POP
Type: Handout, Spanish
Intended Audience: Community
Monthly Orchard Task List in Spanish (Lista de tareas del huerto mensual)
by POP
Type: Handout, Spanish
Intended Audience: Community
Compost Tea for Orchards info sheet
by POP
Type: Handout
Intended Audience: Community
Penn State Tree Fruit Production Guide
by Penn State Extension
Type: Guide
Intended Audience: Technical
Community Organizing Toolkit
by POP
Type: Orchard Care, Community Engagement
Intended Audience: Community
POP Monthly Orchard Task List
by POP
Type: Handout
Intended Audience: Community
POP Fruit Volume to Weight Conversion Chart
by POP
Type: Handout
Intended Audience: Community
SPANISH - POP Orchard Care
by POP
Type: Handout
Intended Audience: Community
CHINESE - POP Orchard Care
by POP
Type: Handout
Intended Audience: Community
Orchard Harvest Tracking Sheet
by POP
Type: Spreadsheet
Intended Audience: Community
Lancaster PA group sharing orchard care info
by Back Yard Fruit Growers
Type: Newsletter, links, workshops, meetings
Intended Audience: Community
Community orchard partner application
by POP
Type: Application Info
Intended Audience: Community
Guide to Conserving Wild Bees in Pennsylvania
by Penn State Master Gardeners
Type: Brochure
Intended Audience: Community
Michael Phillips site on holistic orchard care
by Holistic Orchard Network
Type: Books, newsletter, forum, links
Intended Audience: Community
Article on winter orchard preparations
by Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association
Type: Article
Intended Audience: Community
Plants of the Pollinator Garden at the Fairmount Park Horticultural Center.
by Penn State Master Gardeners
Type: Brochure
Intended Audience: Community
Orchard care by season summary
by POP
Type: Handout
Intended Audience: Community
Orchard care summary
by POP
Type: Handout
Intended Audience: Community
Orchard planting and care; certification available
by Orchard People
Type: Multi-media
Intended Audience: Community
Tree planting and care
by University City Green
Type: Handouts
Intended Audience: Community
Info on winter injury to trees and shrubs
by The Morton Arboretum
Type: Article
Intended Audience: Community
25 Native Plants that Attract 7 or more Native Bee Genera
by Pollinators Welcome
Type: Handout
Intended Audience: Community
Fruit growing plant list
by POP
Type: Handout
Intended Audience: Community
Fruit harvest calendar
by POP
Type: Handout
Intended Audience: Community
POP Apple Scouting Guide: Pest & Disease I.D.
by POP
Type: Handout
Intended Audience: Community
POP Cherry Scouting Guide: Pest & Disease I.D.
by POP
Type: Handout
Intended Audience: Community
POP Peach Scouting Guide: Pest & Disease I.D.
by POP
Type: Handout
Intended Audience: Community
POP Pear & Asian Pear Scouting Guide: Pest & Disease I.D.
by POP
Type: Handout
Intended Audience: Community
POP Plum Scouting Guide: Pest & Disease I.D.
by POP
Type: Handout
Intended Audience: Community
Pruning guide for fruit trees, berries, and vines
by POP
Type: Handout
Intended Audience: Community
Philadelphia Orchard Group (PHOG)
by POP
Type: Email Listserv
Intended Audience: Community
POP food forest plant list
by POP
Type: Handout
Intended Audience: Community
POP Guía para la poda
by POP
Type: Guide
Intended Audience: Community
Lista de control de socios comunitarios - POP Partner checklist (Español)
by Philadelphia Orchard Project
Type: Community, Spanish
Intended Audience: Community
Cómo asociarse con POP para plantar un huerto
by Philadelphia Orchard Project
Type: Community
Intended Audience: General
Mini pruning guide in Spanish (Guía de poda)
by POP
Type: Handout, Spanish
Intended Audience: Community
Monthly Orchard Task List in Spanish (Lista de tareas del huerto mensual)
by POP
Type: Handout, Spanish
Intended Audience: Community
CHINESE - Apple Tree Info Sheet
by POP
Type: Handout
Intended Audience: Community
SPANISH - Apple Tree Info Sheet
by POP
Type: Handout
Intended Audience: Community
SPANISH - POP Orchard Care
by POP
Type: Handout
Intended Audience: Community
CHINESE - POP Orchard Care
by POP
Type: Handout
Intended Audience: Community
SPANISH - Paw Paw Tree Info Sheet
by POP
Type: Handout
Intended Audience: Community
CHINESE - Paw Paw Tree Info Sheet
by POP
Type: Handout
Intended Audience: Community
CHINESE - Peach Tree Info Sheet
by POP
Type: Handout
Intended Audience: Community
SPANISH - Peach Tree Info Sheet
by POP
Type: Handout
Intended Audience: Community
POP Community Agreements
by POP
Type: Handout, Guide
Intended Audience: Community
POP Anti-Harassment Policy
by POP
Type: Guide
Intended Audience: Community
Community Organizing Toolkit
by POP
Type: Orchard Care, Community Engagement
Intended Audience: Community
Description of POP Partnership roles
by POP
Type: Handout
Intended Audience: Community
RECIPE: Red Shiso Juice
by POP
Type: Recipe, Handout
Intended Audience: All
Yebra: Syrian Stuffed Grape Leaves
by POP
Type: Recipe, Handout
Intended Audience: All
RECIPE: Pickled Cornelian Cherries
by POP
Type: Lesson Materials - Handout
Intended Audience: MS, HS Teachers, Community
(MS/HS Handout) - Getting Funky with Fermentation Sauerkraut How-To Handout
by POP
Type: Lesson Plan Handout
Intended Audience: MS / HS Teachers
(MS/HS Handout) - Hoshigaki: Japanese Dried Persimmons How-To Handout
by POP
Type: Lesson Plan Handout
Intended Audience: MS / HS Teachers
(MS/HS Lesson Plan) - Getting Funky with Fermentation -- a lesson on lactic acid fermentation, using herbs of the orchards
by POP
Type: Lesson Plan
Intended Audience: MS / HS Teachers
Quick Activity / RECIPE: Orchard-Inspired Fruit & Nut Energy Bites
by POP
Type: Handout
Intended Audience: Teachers K-12, Families, Community
Food preservation & microbiology basics
by Utah Education Network
Type: Lesson plan
Intended Audience: Children
Orchard Salve D.I.Y.
by POP
Type: Handout
Intended Audience: Community
D.I.Y. Blackberry Oxymel
by POP
Type: Handout
Intended Audience: Community
D.I.Y. Elderberry Syrup
by POP
Type: Handout
Intended Audience: Community
Hoshigaki: Japanese Dried Persimmons
by POP
Type: Handout
Intended Audience: Community
(MS/HS Handout) - Persimmon Tree Info Sheet Handout
by POP
Type: Lesson Plan Handout
Intended Audience: MS / HS Teachers
Orchard Benefit 2018 Local Food & Orchard-Inspired Recipe Zine
by POP, Fikira Bakery & food everyone deserves (f.e.d.)
Type: Zine
Intended Audience: Community
Nutritious food colors
by Ask Dr. Sears
Type: Activities
Intended Audience: Children, families
A how-to guide for inoculating oyster mushrooms in coffee grounds
by POP
Type: Handout
Intended Audience: Community
Processing fruits & vegetables
by Penn State Ag Extension
Type: Website link, or can contact them to receive 1 free printed copy
Intended Audience: Community (advanced)
RECIPE: Orchard-Inspired Fruit & Nut Energy Bites
by POP
Type: Handout
Intended Audience: Community
Strawberry Fest Recipe & Growing Guide Booklet
by POP
Type: Booklet
Intended Audience: Community
Urban eco-orchards: food forest summary
by POP
Type: Handout
Intended Audience: Community
Steps in food preservation
by USDA/ National Center for Home Preservation
Type: Videos, graphics, & slideshows
Intended Audience: Community (advanced)
USDA Complete Guide to Home Canning, 2009 edition
by USDA/ National Center for Home Preservation
Type: Booklet (download free, or can order print copy for $18)
Intended Audience: Community (gardeners)
Penn State Tree Fruit Production Guide
by Penn State Extension
Type: Guide
Intended Audience: Technical
POP Monthly Orchard Task List
by POP
Type: Handout
Intended Audience: Community
POP Apple Scouting Guide: Pest & Disease I.D.
by POP
Type: Handout
Intended Audience: Community
POP Cherry Scouting Guide: Pest & Disease I.D.
by POP
Type: Handout
Intended Audience: Community
POP Peach Scouting Guide: Pest & Disease I.D.
by POP
Type: Handout
Intended Audience: Community
POP Pear & Asian Pear Scouting Guide: Pest & Disease I.D.
by POP
Type: Handout
Intended Audience: Community
POP Plum Scouting Guide: Pest & Disease I.D.
by POP
Type: Handout
Intended Audience: Community
Seasonal Activity Guide Part 1
by POP
Type: Curriculum, Lesson Plans
Intended Audience: Students 6-12, Teachers, Families
Seasonal Activity Guide Part 2
by POP
Type: Curriculum, Lesson Plans
Intended Audience: Students Grade 6-12, Teachers, Families
Seasonal Activity Guide Part 3
by POP
Type: Curriculum, Lesson Plans
Intended Audience: Students Grade 6-12, Teachers, Families
Seasonal Activity Guide Part 4
by POP
Type: Curriculum, Lesson Plans
Intended Audience: Students Grade 6-12, Teachers, Families
Green Reads for Kids - An Orchard-Themed K-6 Book List
by Philadelphia Orchard Project, Free Library of Philadelphia, Historic Fair Hill
Type: Book List
Intended Audience: ES Teachers, Parents, Students
(MS/HS Lesson Plan Handout) - Observing Pollinator Relationships Tracking Sheet
by POP
Type: Lesson Materials - Handout
Intended Audience: MS, HS Teachers, Community
(MS/HS Lesson Plan Handout) POP Plants & The Pollinators They Attract - Herbs
by POP
Type: Lesson Materials - Handout
Intended Audience: MS, HS Teachers, Community
(MS/HS Lesson Plan Handout) POP Plants & The Pollinators They Attract - Shrubs & Vines
by POP
Type: Lesson Materials - Handout
Intended Audience: MS, HS Teachers, Community
(MS/HS Lesson Plan Handout) POP Plants & The Pollinators They Attract - Trees
by POP
Type: Lesson Materials - Handout
Intended Audience: MS, HS Teachers, Community
(MS/HS Slideshow) Observing Pollinator Relationships
by POP
Type: Lesson Materials - Slideshow
Intended Audience: MS, HS Teachers
(SN/ES GrowAbility Honeybee Art Activity Handout)
by POP & Overbrook School for the Blind
Type: Handout
Intended Audience: Special Needs, ES Teachers
(SN/ES/MS Talking Trash: Waste Stream Sensory Lesson Book) A sensory-based story book about the waste stream for special needs or K-8
by POP
Type: Lesson Materials - Book
Intended Audience: Special Needs, ES, or MS Teachers
(MS/HS Handout) - Getting Funky with Fermentation Sauerkraut How-To Handout
by POP
Type: Lesson Plan Handout
Intended Audience: MS / HS Teachers
(MS/HS Handout) - Hoshigaki: Japanese Dried Persimmons How-To Handout
by POP
Type: Lesson Plan Handout
Intended Audience: MS / HS Teachers
(MS/HS Handout) - Tea Time: Exploring Orchard Herbs Through the Senses Handout
by POP
Type: Lesson Plan Handout
Intended Audience: MS/HS Teachers
(MS/HS Lesson Plan) - Getting Funky with Fermentation -- a lesson on lactic acid fermentation, using herbs of the orchards
by POP
Type: Lesson Plan
Intended Audience: MS / HS Teachers
(MS/HS Lesson Plan) - Puckery, Perfect, or Preserved: Exploring Persimmons Fresh & Dried
by POP
Type: Lesson Plan
Intended Audience: MS / HS Teachers
(MS/HS Lesson Plan) - Tea Time: Exploring Orchard Herbs Through the Senses
by POP
Type: Lesson Plan
Intended Audience: MS/HS Teachers
(MS/HS Lesson Plan Handout Photo Guide) - Tea Time: Exploring Orchard Herbs Through the Senses
by POP
Type: Lesson Plan Handout Photo Guide
Intended Audience: MS/HS Teachers
(MS/HS Slideshow) - Getting Funky with Fermentation -- accompanying slideshow. Download and laminate for a photo-booklet to use in the field, exploring global fermentation methods.
by POP
Type: Slideshow
Intended Audience: MS / HS Teachers
(MS/HS Teacher's Guide) - Tea Time - Exploring Orchard Herbs Through the Senses
by POP
Type: Lesson Plan
Intended Audience: MS/HS Teachers
(SN/ES Apple Sensory Lesson Book) A sensory-based story book about apples for special needs or K-5.
by POP
Type: Lesson Materials - Book
Intended Audience: ES or Special Needs Teachers
(SN/ES Honeybee Sensory Lesson Book) A sensory-based story book about honeybees for special needs or K-5.
by POP
Type: Lesson Materials - Book
Intended Audience: ES or Special Needs Teachers
(SN/ES Sensory Lesson Book Rubric) Honeybee Sensory Lesson Rubric
by POP
Type: Lesson Materials - Rubric
Intended Audience: ES or Special Needs Teachers
POP Gleaning Program Teacher Guide
by POP
Type: Handout
Intended Audience: Community
Quick Activity / RECIPE: Orchard-Inspired Fruit & Nut Energy Bites
by POP
Type: Handout
Intended Audience: Teachers K-12, Families, Community
A guide to planning your own garden curriculum.
by Organic Gardening
Type: Curriculum, handout
Intended Audience: Community, Teachers K-8, Families
Food and environment curriculum
by Shelburne Farms
Type: Lesson plans
Intended Audience: Children
Soil, farming, gardening and agriculture
by Rodale Institute
Type: Lesson plans
Intended Audience: Community
Sustainable Agriculture Curriculum
by The Food Project
Type: Manuals, activities, curricula
Intended Audience: High school age
Horticultural- how to plant trees, pruning
by The Fruit Tree Foundation
Type: Videos
Intended Audience: Community
Air quality, energy use, organic recycling, stormwater mgmt, and wildlife habitats
by Urban Tree
Type: Lesson plans
Intended Audience: Children
Food preservation & microbiology basics
by Utah Education Network
Type: Lesson plan
Intended Audience: Children
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