Fruit Research Field Day 2026

Join SFA Gardens for the 2026 Fruit Research Field Day on September 18 beginning at 8:30 A.M. with coffee and donuts at the Brundrett Conservation Education Building, 2900 Raguet Street in Nacogdoches. The day will begin with presentations by Dr. David Creech, director of SFA Gardens, who will present “The SFA Gardens’ Fruit Research Program” and Dr. Tim Hartmann, assistant professor and extension specialist with Texas A&M University Department of Horticultural Sciences, who will present “What's on the Horizon for Fruit Growing in Texas.” Participants will then tour the blueberry research plot and the greenhouse/nursery facilities at the Pineywoods Native Plant Center. After a lunch break, participants will load up in vans to visit the fruit research plots featuring muscadines, kiwis, figs, feijoas, persimmons and more in the SFA Gardens.

Parking for the event is available at the Janice A. Patillo Early Childhood Research Center, 2428 Raguet Street, Nacogdoches.

The cost of the field day is $30 per person. Lunch is on your own.