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… and avoid overhead watering.   “June drop” of excessive fruits (especially peaches) is a natural thinning phenomenon … where no hand thinning has occurred. Hand thin the fruits on plum, peach, apple, and pear trees, leaving space (the width of one fruit) between the remaining fruits. Disease and insect problems, environmental stress, …

… Life cycle and background No longer a recommended tree for planting, it is highly invasive.  A deciduous tree bearing clusters of white flowers in early spring. One … to breakage in storms. Small round greenish-brown fruits are produced in late-spring/summer. Reproduction Seeds …

… In Asia, BMSB is known to attack high-value crops, such as tree fruit.   BMSB has spread and become a pest of homes and more recently fruits and vegetables in New Jersey, Maryland, Delaware, West …   BMSB is a “polyphagous” pest whose host range includes tree fruit, ornamentals, hardwood trees, and cultivated crops …

… 2023) White Mulberry (Vol. 31, no. 4 - Fall, 2023) 2022 Canada Thistle (Vol. 30, no. 1 - Winter, 2022) Musk Thistle (Vol. 30, no. 2 - Spring 2022) Plumeless Thistle …

… Two-spotted stink bug: Perillus bioculatus Rough or Tree stink bug: Brochymena spp Description and Life History: … two black oval areas on their shoulders (Fig. 6). Rough or tree stink bugs are often found in fruit trees and other … found in soybean or less often in vegetable fields. Adult tree stink bugs are brown and seem heavily sclerotized …

… native to the state. Others have been imported for their fruits, nuts or ornamental features. By using this bulletin, …

… of the red fox in the  Woodland Wildlife Spotlight , and Tree-of-heaven in  Invasives in Your Woodland,  as well as … the health of your woodlands, and about a first for Tree Farm Inspectors in Maryland. Subscribe to Branching Out … and a Marylander has been chosen as the 2021National Tree Farm Inspector of the Year. Learn more >> Woodland …

… and research programs for viticulture (grape growing), tree and small fruits, and enology (wine making), are being created and … in starting a vineyard or transitioning to small fruits. Timely Viticulture Access the Timely Viticulture …

… your yard near the edge of a wooded area. Leave a dead tree (snag) standing in a wooded area unless it is a hazard. The old tree can provide a home for woodpeckers and cavity-nesting … shrubs, vines, grasses, and perennials that produce edible fruits, seeds, and nuts throughout the year. Some good …