Hard Cider and Ice Wine
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Looking Back at Spring and Ahead to Harvest: Fireblight, Rust and Chemical Thinning
… Fireblight on apple tree Updated: October 21, 2024 By Dr. Christopher S. Walsh , … In addition to fireblight we also saw rusts in pome fruits. These rusts require an alternate host to complete …
Graft Failure
… Updated: February 27, 2023 A cherry tree showing growth of both the scion and rootstock from … of graft failure is a smooth, clean breaking off of a tree at the graft union. This may occur one, two, or many … of graft failure include general ill health of the tree or shoot dieback. Foliage may yellow in late summer, …
Harvest and Postharvest Practices for Improving Apple Fruit Marketability
… a.m. - Connecting the dots: Orchard management, apple tree decline, and postharvest rots . Dr. Kari Peter, Penn …
Forest Pests: Asian Longhorned Beetle
… While the beetle can fly up to 8.5 miles from the host tree, the average flight distance is 1.4 miles. Female ALM … tissue (phloem and cambium) and eventually into the woody tree tissue (xylem) through the fall and winter. They … the bark. Photo by USDA.gov. This feeding and burrowing in tree tissue will weaken the tree, causing the tree top to …
Climate Change in the Apple Orchard: Sunburn and Blight
… followed by hot, dry summer weather, has affected apple fruits and apple trees. Sunburn and abnormal red color … was made to prune out blighted shoots. Figure 2 shows a tree which was quite susceptible to blight. In that Figure, the tree had more than 50 blighted shoots. Fireblight …
Peach Bronzing: Insights into a Troublesome Skin Disorder
… observed in both preharvest (when fruit is still on the tree) and postharvest (after a few days of cold storage at … often apply fertilizer annually, regardless of soil and tree needs, potentially leading to nutrient imbalances. … soil potassium levels but only when coupled with high tree transpiration rates induced by excessive pre-harvest …
July Gardening Tips and Tasks
… Mulch should be applied 1-3 inches deep and kept away from tree and shrub trunks. If you planted new trees and shrubs … help reduce the costs of air conditioning. Plan now for tree selection and placement. The next best time to plant … fruit to become brown and rotted. Promptly remove affected fruits. Irrigate plants evenly and regularly during dry …
Flowering Dogwood
… 6, 2023 About flowering dogwood Cornus florida Deciduous tree Dogwood family ( Cornaceae) Maryland Distribution: … Uses: Perhaps our most widely-recognized and popular small tree, it is commonly featured in area gardens. Dogwood trees … unlimited root space and occasional irrigation helps the tree avoid stress. Photo: Miri Talabac Pink-flowered cultivar …
Invasives in Your Woodland: Callery Pear
… Callerys with Bartletts would make for a blight-resistant tree. The resulting trees were studied for thirty years at a … Forest Service Image Gallery: Callery Pear Callery pear tree. Note the characteristic V-crotch branch structure. Many …