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  • 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 …

  • Vegetable and Fruit News-2026 (Volume 17, Issue 4)

    … starting to develop. I have seen everything in grapevines, tree fruit and small fruit from no damage to still no signs … Spotted Wing Drosophila: Management in Berries and Small Fruits - Dr. Kelly Hamby, Associate Professor, Department of …

  • 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 …

  • 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 … accuracy of historical records. The arrival of goldenrain tree, however, is better documented — at least as far as one … Bill Hubick, Maryland Biodiversity Project Goldenrain tree fruits. Photo by Rebekah D. Wallace, University of Georgia, …

  • The Balancing Act of Bitter Pit Management in Apples

    … (potassium, magnesium, nitrogen) and transported up the tree via transpirational flow in the xylem. Then it is divided between transpiring organs, the shoots and the fruits. Calcium moves from the stem to the calyx end of the … surrounded by darker green may be visible on the tree (Fig. 1). However, the true quantity of fruits with …

  • Cherries

    … the seven major pruning systems used in commercial cherry tree orchards in Oregon, Idaho, Washington and Michigan. … which can be achieved with a whip (vs. feathered) nursery tree. Choosing the right system depends on growing … and pruning guidelines through the first three years of a tree’s life.  Oregon State Extension Service;  Pacific …

  • Climate Change and the Orchard: It's Been a Difficult Spring for Fruit Growers