Hedrick was born in 1870 in Independence, Iowa. He grew up in Northern Michigan near Harbor Springs, an experience recalled in his memoir The Land of the Crooked Tree, and was the brother of Wilbur Olin Hedrick. He attended Michigan State Agricultural College (MSAC), now Michigan State University, receiving a Bachelor of Science degree in 1893 and a Master of Science degree in 1895. He worked as Assistant Horticulturist at MSAC from 1893 to 1895, while studying for his M.S.[1]
During his lifetime, he authored or co-authored more than a dozen publications, which are "still frequently consulted", on the subjects of pomology and horticulture.[1] His monographs on fruits, including publications such as The Pears of New York (1922), "have become classic references on the fruit cultivars of the period".[11]
Hedrick died in 1951.[1]
Publications
Grapes of New York[12] (1908)
Plums of New York[13] (1911)
Cherries of New York[14] (1915)
Peaches of New York[15] (1917)
Manual of American Grape Growing[16] (1919)
Sturtevant's Notes on Edible Plants (1919)
Cyclopedia of Hardy Fruits[17] (1921)
The Pears of New York[18] (1921)
Systematic Pomology[19] (1925)
Small Fruit of New York[20] (1925)
The Vegetables of New York (1929)
History of Agriculture in the State of New York (1933)
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^(N.Y.), Geneva Hobart College (12 July 2018). "Catalogue" – via Google Books.
^"AAAS Fellows". AAAS Fellows. American Association for the Advancement of Science.
^Postman, Joseph D. (December 2000). "The Pears of New York by Ulysses Prentiss Hedrick". National Genetic Resources Program – Corvallis, Oregon. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Archived from the original on 2008-09-25. Retrieved 2008-08-08.
^Hedrick, U. P.; Hedrick, U. P.; Booth, N. O. (1908). The grapes of New York. Albany: Lyon.
^Hedrick, U. P.; Hedrick, U. P. (1911). The plums of New York. Albany: J. B. Lyon Co., State Printers.
^Hedrick, U. P.; Hedrick, U. P.; Howe, G. H.; Taylor, O. M.; Tubergen, C. B.; Wellington, Richard; Collection, Herndon/Vehling; York (State), New; Station, New York State Agricultural Experiment (1915). The cherries of New York. Albany: J.B. Lyon Company, state printers.
^Hedrick, U. P.; Hedrick, U. P.; Howe, G. H.; Taylor, O. M.; Tubergen, C. B.; Collection, Herndon/Vehling; York (State), New; Station, New York State Agricultural Experiment (1917). The peaches of New York. Albany: J.B. Lyon Company, printers.
^Hedrick, U. P.; Hedrick, U. P. (1919). Manual of American grape-growing. New York: Macmillan.
^Hedrick, U. P.; Hedrick, U. P. (1922). Cyclopedia of hardy fruits. New York: The Macmillan company.
^Hedrick, U. P.; Hedrick, U. P.; Francis, E. H.; Howe, G. H.; Taylor, O. M.; Tukey, H. B.; York (State), New; Station, New York State Agricultural Experiment (1921). The pears of New York. Albany: Lyon.
^Hedrick, U. P.; Hedrick, U. P. (1925). Systematic pomology. New York: Macmillan.
^Hedrick, U. P.; Hedrick, U. P.; Howe, G. H. (1925). The small fruits of New York. Albany: J. B. Lyon.