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  • Rootstock Effect on 'Buckeye Gala' Tree Performance, Maturity, and Fruit Quality

    …   Updated: May 10, 2024 Rootstock Effect on 'Buckeye Gala' Tree Performance, Maturity, and Fruit Quality Macarena Farcuh … as specified in the protocol. To date, we have almost 100% tree survival in this planting (except for one Gala tree grafted on G.935 rootstock). We were interested in …

  • Tree Fruit Production Guides

    … Updated: March 2, 2021 By Joseph Fiola, Ph.D. Penn State Tree Fruit Production Guide The Pennsylvania Tree Fruit Production Guide collates information on the full … published 3/27/2020 Access Guide Postharvest Handling of Fruits and Vegetables Appropriate production practices, …

  • 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)

    … different blocks of the 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 … located inside the canopy. Therefore, sample two or three fruits from the periphery of each marked tree. Select fruit …

  • 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): …