Planting for the future: Rootstocks
Malling 9 rootstocks, shown in layer beds at Willow Drive Nursery, Washington, have proven to be the most efficient rootstocks
Cherries in Chile
Shawn Gay visits a high-producing Bing, Lapins, and Sweetheart orchard in the Puente Negro area of Chile. Like other fruit-growing
The 1-2-3 rule of pruning
Editor's note:This story was updated in 2020 — Good to Know: The 1-2-3 rule for renewal pruning Two-year-old wood and
Taking cover
Iuar Iraira (foreground), manager of the Fundo Agua Buena orchard (in the center picture), discusses the Voen louvered rain cover
Nursery goes high-tech
This machine carries five workers on seats through a block of nursery trees to remove suckers. The machine can be
Swiss company expands to Chile
Ditzler uses five machines to harvest sweet dark cherries for processing into yogurts and ice creams. Cherries are harvested day
Cherries with a challenge
Chilean cherry grower Pablo Garcés (fourth from left) is general manager and part owner of 800 growing hectares (almost 2,000
Who’s pushing red strains?
Yakima, Washington, grower-packer Dave Allan doesn't think consumers are the ones demanding redder apples. The worldwide popularity of Gala, a
Early Fujis kick-start the season
September Wonder is one of several early Fuji strains. It's been said that when Grady Auvil discovered an