Horticultural News is published four times per year by the New Jersey State Horticultural Society. The New Jersey State Horticultural Society was organized on August 17, 1875 at Geological Hall, Rutgers College, New Brunswick, NJ. It remains the oldest Horticultural organization in New Jersey.

Horticultural News began as the “The New Jersey State Horticultural Society News”, in October of 1920. The Society began “collecting paid membership in order to obtain funds to promote new features of the society and extend the usefulness of the society. The Horticultural Society News was started to be the official society publication.” Published M. A. Blake, Professor at Rutgers College was the first president and chair of the publication committee.

Editors served as follows:

MA Blake: 1920 - 1947
Norman F Childers: 1948 - 1980
Win Cowgill: 1981 - 1988
Emily Brown Rosen: 1988 - 1990
Linda Butenis Vorsa: 1991 - 1995
Jerry Frecon: 1995 - 2010
Win Cowgill & Wes Autio: 2010 - 2021
Win Cowgill & Jaime Piñero: 2021- 2025

Win Cowgill 2026 to present

Horticultural News moved to an online web-based format in 2010. The New Jersey State Horticultural Society had partnered with the University of Massachusetts to publish Horticultural News and Fruit Notes.

Horticultural News is distributed to growers, extension personnel and researchers and libraries across North America. Horticultural News focuses primarily on tree-fruit culture, but addresses small-fruit cultural issues as well. Most reports are from current research at Rutgers University, University of Massachusetts, and other universities.

The cost of Horticultural News is annual membership in the NJ State Horticultural Society. Membership is $50.00 annually. Each one-year subscription begins January 1 and ends December 31. Payments must be in United States currency and should be made out to the New Jersey State Horticultural Society. Horticultural News electronic subscriptions are available as benefit of membership in the NJ State Horticultural Society. A hidden link will be mailed immediately after publication to members. Issues will be made freely available on this website six months after publication.

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Win Cowgill (908) 489-1476 or wincowgill@mac.com

Correspondence should be sent to: New Jersey State Horticultural Society, Business Manager, Win Cowgill, P. O. Box 111, Baptistown, NJ 08803-0111