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Van den Ende: Growth mindset

July 18, 2023

Van den Ende: Tame your trees

September 15, 2022

Good to Know: Ten pruning rules

September 16, 2021

Good to Know: Approaching apricots in 2D

June 29, 2021

Good to Know: The 1-2-3 rule for renewal pruning

February 15, 2020
Slow bending and sunburn are typical problems of apple trees with fruited branches. (Courtesy Bas van den Ende)

Van den Ende: What are the problems with branches?

April 15, 2019

Van den Ende and Tisdall: Keep phytophthora out of your orchard

April 18, 2018
Growers should prepare their soil well before planting trees. This will encourage young trees to grow quickly for the first three years and establish root systems that are in balance with their tops (canopies). (Courtesy Bas van den Ende)

Preparing soil before planting is key to successful root growth

December 15, 2017
Figure 2. These Pink Lady trees on Malling-Merton 106, trained on Open Tatura, have been growing over four hot summers since planting in the same location and soil type as those in Figure 1. Accumulated yield of two harvests from these 4-year-old trees (64 metric tons per hectare) exceeded the production benchmark for any other rootstock (60 metric tons per hectare), and at a lower tree density (2,222 trees per hectare) than in Figure 1. (Courtesy Bas van den Ende)

Be aware of shortcomings with Malling 9 rootstock

August 23, 2017
These 2-year-old Modi/Malling 9 trees were meticulously trained and pruned in summer only. The two branchless leaders of each tree developed many fruiting units. There has been no need to touch these trees in winter. Photo courtesy Bas van den Ende

Don’t invest in unwanted shoot growth

March 23, 2017