Determining Peach Fruit Maturity
… different blocks of orchard or even the same tree. Therefore, each cultivar and each block should be … should be collected in the same manner from each sampled tree. Sampling for maturity ideally takes place four weeks … the sampled tree and keep sampling from the same tree. Fruits from outer part of tree can receive more irradiation …
Important Apple Cultivars in the Mid-Atlantic Region (EB-2023-0684)
… this choice can be a difficult task. Key factors such as tree growth characteristics, fruit quality properties, … own unique combination of traits. Consider traits such as tree growth characteristics, apple fruit quality, harvest … for the cultivar when selecting which cultivar to plant. Tree growth characteristics include aspects such as: soil and …
Growing Flowering Dogwood Trees
… dogwood (Cornus florida) is a small Maryland native tree with white or pink bracts (specialized leaves resembling … it in a suitable location and take proper care of your tree to minimize stress (e.g., water during drought, avoid … macrophylla) . Selecting a disease-resistant dogwood tree Selecting a disease-resistant dogwood is the first step …
Controlling Bitter Pit in Apples: Best Practices for Growers (FS-2023-0701)
… potassium, magnesium, and nitrogen) and transported up the tree through transpiration via the xylem. Then it is divided … between transpiring organs, such as the shoots and the fruits. Calcium then moves from the stem to the calyx end of … surrounded by darker green may be visible on the tree (Fig. 1). However, the true quantity of fruits with …
Maximizing Apple and Peach Profits with Preventative Bruising Practices
… fruit damage and loss. Fig. 1. (A) An apple and (B) peach fruits affected by bruising, indicated by the darker … Properly Harvesting Peaches and Apples from the Tree to the Bin A key source of bruising occurs from apples … found that putting two-legged ladders against the tree damages it and results in a greater amount of …
Tips for Choosing Trees and Shrubs
… area. Updated: March 7, 2023 Select an appropriate tree or shrub for the site Overgrown dwarf Alberta spruce … inside the house. Photo: R Malloy Determine how big the tree or shrub will get when mature before you purchase and … it . This step can save you the job of removing the tree or shrub in the future that has outgrown the …
Are Your Peaches Ready to Harvest? (FS-1182)
Beginning Fruit Producer Resources
… monitoring, phenology, production timeline, and more. Tree Fruits: Organic Production Overview - ATTRA National … List - includes many guides for the organic production of tree and small fruit (There is a cost for some publications): …
Sample Collection & Preparation for Perennial Fruit Crops
… is best NOT to take multiple leaves from the same bush or tree but rather collect from a wide selection of plants … you are sampling. Refer to NM-5 “Nutrient Management for Tree Fruits and Small Fruits” for more information on tissue …
From the Orchard to Cold Storage: A Closer Look at the Development of Nine Physiological Disorders in Apples (FS-2022-0640)
… certain disorders than others. For example, Honeycrisp fruits are highly prone to bitter pit development. Growers … to disorders such as watercore. Preharvest factors such as tree fruit mineral nutrition, rootstock selection, or crop … to develop after petal fall and can be expressed on the tree, but will be found during the first 2 months of storage. …