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  • Tree Fruit

    … Peach Pear Plum Hard Cider & Ice Wine Production Guides Tree Fruit Pest Management Western Maryland Regional Fruit … State Horticultural Society Virginia Cooperative Extension Tree Fruit PennState Extension Fruit … Tree Fruit …

  • Pruning Tree and Shrub Basics

    … Branching structure of a sycamore tree Updated: September 21, 2023 What is pruning? Pruning is … To improve the quality of flowers and fruit Flowers and fruits may become smaller in size as their production … the wild type, such as strong vertical growth in a weeping tree, those portions should be removed. Small trees …

  • August Gardening Tips and Tasks

    … a healthy root system.   Make a plan to add a new tree to your garden this fall, if feasible. Shade trees help … bugs  are active on tomatoes and peppers. They feed on the fruits producing a yellow or white “cloudy spot” directly … may be found feeding on many host plants, especially tree of heaven ( Ailanthus altissma ). If you observe spotted …

  • Key to Common Problems of Dogwoods

    … dogwood (Cornus florida) is a relatively small flowering tree that is popular in Maryland home landscapes. Although it … uptake by the roots.  Leaf scorch alone rarely kills a tree but it can weaken the tree or can make it more susceptible to pests and diseases.  …

  • Blackgum, Sourgum, or Tupelo Tree

    … March 6, 2023 About blackgum Nyssa sylvatica Deciduous Tree Dogwood Family Maryland Distribution:  A canopy tree commonly found in forests of wet to average moisture. … by natives bees and honeybees (as in tupelo honey). The fruits are consumed by songbirds, woodpeckers, wild turkeys, …

  • Brown Rot on Ornamental Cherry Trees

  • A Return of a Scale

    … into the landscape. If uncontrolled, they can kill the tree. Hosts San Jose scale is most destructive on apple and … be a serious pest of sweet cherry, peach, prune, and other tree fruits. It also attacks nut trees, berry bushes, and many …

  • A Return of a Scale

    … into the landscape. If uncontrolled, they can kill the tree. Hosts San Jose scale is most destructive on apple and … be a serious pest of sweet cherry, peach, prune, and other tree fruits. It also attacks nut trees, berry bushes, and many …

  • Using Plant Growth Regulators to Improve Apple Return Bloom

    … or vegetative tissue during this period can deplete the tree’s energy which can compromise return bloom for next … by minimizing competition between flowers on the same tree. PGRs are synthetic or naturally occurring chemicals … and Fuji, and it has been reported that it causes pygmy fruits in these cultivars. Ethephon should not be applied …

  • Be on the Lookout for Green Stink Bug

    … dimpling and subsequent catfacing injury (Fig. 2). Mature fruits will have depressed lines and multiple corky areas … bugs and many types of stink bugs. Scout grapes and small fruits since adult stink bugs will often lay their eggs early … For more information about control see the Penn State Tree Fruit Production Guide (page 155). This article appears …