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 …
Peaches
… Updated: November 11, 2025 By Joseph Fiola, Ph.D. Tree Fruits - Penn State Web pages on Production & Harvesting, … April 2024, Volume 15, Issue 1 Spray Program for Multi-Tree Fruit Orchards Common Fruit Herbicides* Tree Fruit …
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 …
Understanding and Preventing Lenticel Breakdown in Apples: from Tree to Storage
… and Preventing Lenticel Breakdown in Apples: from Tree to Storage By Isabella Lora B.S. Student in Physiology & … Email: mfarcuh@umd.edu What is lenticel breakdown in Apple Fruits and what causes it? Figure 2. Gala apple with large … hormone ethylene will increase as fruit ripens on the tree, the fruit will become softer and more vulnerable to …
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): …
Sample Collection & Preparation for Perennial Fruit Crops
… is best NOT to take multiple leaves from the same bush or tree but rather collect from a wide selection of plants … you are sampling. Refer to NM-5 “Nutrient Management for Tree Fruits and Small Fruits” for more information on tissue …
Tree Fruit Pest Management
… By Joseph Fiola, Ph.D. 2025 Spray Bulletin for Commercial Tree Fruit Growers This guide contains information on … . Access Publication Spray Program for Multi-Tree Fruit Orchards Multi-Tree Fruit Orchard Spray Program … Guides for IPM Scouting in Michigan Apples, and in Stone Fruits. Both guides produced by David Epstein and Larry Gut, …
From the Orchard to Cold Storage: A Closer Look at the Development of Nine Physiological Disorders in Apples (FS-2022-0640)
… certain disorders than others. For example, Honeycrisp fruits are highly prone to bitter pit development. Growers … to disorders such as watercore. Preharvest factors such as tree fruit mineral nutrition, rootstock selection, or crop … to develop after petal fall and can be expressed on the tree, but will be found during the first 2 months of storage. …
Spray Program for Multi-Tree Fruit Orchards
… March 12, 2026 By R. David Myers Spray Program for Multi-Tree Fruit Orchards Many local orchards are composed of … pears, plums, nectarines, and cherries. Aggressive fruit tree spray programs are required to achieve high-quality … Listed Insecticides Neem® or Pyganic® or Entrust® (Stone Fruits Only) Agrimycin® Agrimycin® or Fixed Copper (Apples & …