Puget Sound potential
Washington’s Puget Sound is not only picturesque, but it’s near major population centers. SAN JJUAN VINEYARDS Washington’s Puget Sound has
Varieties that are changing the peach industry
The New Jersey Peach Festival has been held in July for the past 25 years, at which peach varieties can
NY seeks marketing strategy
Those new apples from New York are being prepared to come to market, with the first expected in quantity in
Peaches aplenty
For more than a century, the freestone peach market in the eastern United States was dominated by two varieties. First
Hopes were high
A colorful sampling of interspecific plum selections bred by Glen Bradford of BQ Genetics. BQ Genetics When modern varieties of
Honeycrisp season expanded
(Courtesy Wescott Agri Products) Right from the get-go, Fred Wescott thought Honeycrisp would be a new force in the apple
Apples for every taste
As well as growing fresh apples, Jack Feil grows cider apples, including Hewes Crab, a variety that originated in Virginia
Predicting grapevine cold hardiness
Being able to predict the cold hardiness of grapes could help growers know how to respond when severe freezes occur.
Cover boy comes to terms with fame
Fruit fan Sam Kirby, now 18, was about three when Peter Marbach photographed him. It’s taken a while, but Sam
Patterson, an all-round apricot
The late private fruit breeder Fred Anderson, known as father of the modern-day nectarine, is credited with the development of