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  • Green Hawthorn

    … Green hawthorn ('Winter King' cultivar) has red fruits in the fall. Photo: M. Talabac, University of Maryland … 6, 2023 About green hawthorn Crataegus viridis Deciduous tree Maryland Distribution: Coastal Plain Height: 20’ to 35’ … can have thorns up to 1.5 inches long.  Green hawthorn tree in bloom. Photo: T. Davis Sydnor, The Ohio State …

  • Keeping CO₂ at bay: avoiding CO₂ injury in apples

    … One important physiological disorder that can affect apple fruits, externally and internally, corresponds to carbon … cool and wet climatic conditions. This may be related to fruits that are denser, with a higher number of cells, which … may increase competition with Calcium due to vigorous tree growth, thus affecting cell membrane stability. …

  • Invasives in Your Woodland: Osage-orange

    … We will use the first form here, as it is not an orange tree. Regardless of the spelling, Osage-orange ( Maclura … and wagon wheels. Entrepreneurs started to transport the tree outside its native range for use in hedgerows ( a …

  • FAQs: Wildlife Management

    … In an unmanaged forest, overcrowding often retards tree growth, makes forests more susceptible to disease and … trees and shrubs for wildlife. The  Maryland State Tree Nursery  has a list of deciduous and coniferous trees … weight to the branches in the crown. This can cause the tree to be seriously damaged or killed when snow, ice, or …

  • Hard Cider and Ice Wine

    … processing and fermentation. Access presentation Explore Tree Fruit Apples Cherries Peaches Pears Plums Enology & Wine …

  • Pollinator Protection for Commercial Vegetable Growers

    … Toxicity to Honeybees and Pollinators . Intermountain Tree Fruit Production Guide. …

  • 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 …