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  • What is Chilling Injury in Peaches, What Causes it, and How Can You Manage it? (FS-1141)

    … Consumers expect peaches to be one of the most palatable fruits, possessing delicious, juicy, flavorful flesh with … position and light exposure: Position of peaches on the tree canopy is also a factor in CI development, as different parts of the tree get varying sunlight exposure. The peaches harvested …

  • Wilt Diseases of Trees

    … Key points Wilting symptoms of shade trees can occur for a variety of reasons including winter injury, canker … cherries, and other stone fruits, elm, golden rain tree, horse chestnut, magnolia, redbud, serviceberry, smoke … drought or in the heat of summer. Eventually, the entire plant may wilt and die, however, established trees may live …

  • All About Apple Rootstocks (FS-2022-0638)

    … that can impart important characteristics to the tree, improving the uniformity, economics and profitability … rootstocks by fusing, or “grafting,” the roots from one tree (rootstock) to the shoots, or “scion,” of another. The … scions in an effort to confer a new benefit to both the tree and the scion. This technique has been used for apples …

  • Plums

    … University of Maryland Extension. Access the Presentation Tree Fruits Web pages on Production & Harvesting, Cultivars & … and Fruit News, Vol. 15, Issue 6   Spray Program for Multi-Tree Fruit Orchards Common Fruit Herbicides* Tree Fruit …

  • Plant Growth Regulators for Controlling Apple Pre-harvest Drop

    … of pre-harvest drop, which refers to the abscission of the fruits from the tree before horticultural maturity. The production of … while, at the same time, allowing the apple to stay on the tree, decreasing fruit drop. As the recommended application …

  • Cytospora Canker of Spruce Trees

    … than younger ones. The disease often proceeds up the tree destroying branches and the tree’s ornamental symmetry. The most common symptoms of … Several species of bark beetles may attack a declining tree. The initial signs of attack are pitch tubes and/or …

  • Native Trees of Maryland | Small Tree, Big Impact: Why the Dwarf Chinquapin Oak Deserves a Place in Your Landscape

    … usually 3-12 ‘ tall and can be grown as a shrub or small tree. Photo © Drew Granville, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC) … while small, is ecologically mighty. Explore this small tree’s growing requirements, benefits to wildlife, and … Oak Quercus prinoides is an attractive, deciduous tree from the Beech ( Fagaceae ) family with an ovoid or …

  • Princess Tree

    … Princess tree (Paulownia tomentosa). Photo: Leslie J. Mehrhoff, … Bugwood.org Updated: April 16, 2025 About princess tree or empress tree ( Paulownia tomentosa) Life Cycle Deciduous tree Growth …

  • Needle Cast Diseases of Evergreen Trees

    … interior needles usually are shed prematurely giving the tree a sparse thin appearance. Often the only needles … reddish brown in late winter before they fall from the tree. Infected needles on the ground below the tree develop fungal fruiting bodies that release infective …

  • Invasives in Your Woodland: Goldenrain Tree

    … Present-day goldenrain tree at Monticello. Photo courtesy Thomas Jefferson …  Many of the species featured in this series feature a phrase such as “introduced to the United States” followed … spread rapidly, creating new stands and crowding out local plant species. How does it spread? Goldenrain trees spread …