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  • 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

    … February 3, 2025 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 & …

  • Sunburn in apples-Why does it occur and how can it be prevented?

    … development of sunburn in apples. In general, developing fruits cannot dissipate excess solar radiation and temperature, as tree leaves can, so the surface temperature of the fruit can … Cooling: It refers to irrigation on the surface of the tree that is applied in different cycles so as to make the …

  • Invasives in Your Woodland: Princess Tree

    … Princess tree. Photo by T. Davis Sydnor, The Ohio State University, … . In the case of this issue’s feature, Princess tree was first imported from China to Europe and then to … In its native territory of central and eastern China, the tree, also called “Empress Tree,” “Royal Paulownia,” or …