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  • Growing Figs in Maryland

    … grown in containers or in-ground, are virtually pest-free, and can produce abundant crops when the proper cultivars are selected. The common fig varieties grown in Maryland gardens are all … Space plants at least 10 feet apart in each direction. Plant size can be controlled through pruning. Cut back the …

  • 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 …

  • 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 …

  • 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, …