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  • Be on the Lookout for Green Stink Bug

    … dimpling and subsequent catfacing injury (Fig. 2). Mature fruits will have depressed lines and multiple corky areas … bugs and many types of stink bugs. Scout grapes and small fruits since adult stink bugs will often lay their eggs early … For more information about control see the Penn State Tree Fruit Production Guide (page 155). This article appears …

  • Preventing Senescent Scald: Key Strategies for Apple Growers

    … for Apple Growers What is senescent scald in apple fruits and what causes it? Physiological disorders refer to … and rough the longer the apple has been kept on the tree or stored (Fig. 1 and Fig. 2). Senescent scald can … as apples can over-ripen quicker while still on the tree or when in storage. Furthermore, ethylene-promoter plant …

  • San Jose Scale

    … ), prune-type plums ( Prunus domestica ), and other tree fruits. Nut trees and several fruiting shrubs (edible … of all sizes. They can also be found on the skin of fruits and occasionally on foliage. Populations on trunks and …

  • The Beach Plum

    … over half the crop. The gouger is a reddish-brown snout beetle. Eggs are laid in the newly set fruit and the larvae … or plum bladders can be serious pest of beach plums. The fungus winters over in infected twigs; it attacks both leaves … limbs, causing cankers; or green or ripe fruit, especially where it has been injured by insects, causing it to rot. …

  • October Gardening Tips and Tasks

    … to plant 5 million native trees by 2031. Plant your own tree , volunteer to care for one, or support forest conservation. Be a tree steward! Trees & Shrubs Flower buds are forming or are … and re-grow in spring.   Discard badly diseased plants and fruits; don’t till them back into the soil. All other plant …

  • Purchasing Trees and Shrubs

    … almost any time the ground can be worked. The larger the tree is at planting, the longer the establishment period. … | Maryland Department of Natural Resources Recommended Tree Species for Urban Plantings | University of Maryland …

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  • Growing Figs in Maryland

    … to Maryland landscapes. They can be pruned to a shrub or tree form, grown in containers or in-ground, are virtually … in Maryland gardens are all seedless, producing their fruits parthenocarpically (without pollination or …  | NC State University (Video) How to air layer a fig tree  | Cornell University Rooting Dormant Hardwood Fig …

  • Branching Out - Spring 2025

    … immune systems each spring, it serves an important role in tree reproduction and more.  Learn more >> Scanning electron … Extension Specialist Pawpaws, prized for their tasty fruits, produce the largest native fruit in North America. … levels of essential amino acids. This small understory tree (10-40’ tall), might be a fun and fitting option for …

  • Roots in Research - WMREC Headquarters - Keedysville Facility - Yield Year 2024

    … Gala’ Grafted on Ten Different Rootstocks:  Evaluating Tree Performance and Fruit Quality  Macarena Farcuh (PI) This … 10 different     rootstocks. To date, we have almost 95% tree survival in this planting).  We were interested in understanding the effects of rootstocks on tree performance and on Gala apple fruit maturity and quality …