pomology

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Cirone grew up in San Luis Obispo and graduated from Cal Poly with a degree in pomology, or fruit science.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 29, 2023

The event would prove to be momentous in the annals of American pomology, though no one realized it at the time, including him.

From New York Times • Oct. 22, 2014

In that event, North American pomology would have had a very different character.

From The Apple-Tree The Open Country Books—No. 1 by Bailey, L. H. (Liberty Hyde)

It is hoped that American students of pomology will appreciate the efforts which have been made in their behalf.

From American Pomology Apples by Warder, J. A.

They grow trees largely for the pleasure of it; and their gardens are built amidst surroundings which would make commercial pomology laugh at itself.

From Dwarf Fruit Trees Their propagation, pruning, and general management, adapted to the United States and Canada by Waugh, F. A.