Reviving Central Asian orchards
This slit on apple wood has been opened up to reveal overwintering leafhopper eggs. They typically lay 8 to 12
Club varieties a gamble
Planting a managed apple variety is a big gamble with high stakes, and growers should be wary about planting them
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Red Delicious, though still Washington State's number-one apple variety, continues its steady decline. Production this year is barely half the
Big investment, little information
Planting a new, managed variety is a risk for growers because of the great investment they have to make and
Basic bee biology
An understanding of basic honeybee biology can help orchardists make the best use of bees for pollination, says a Michigan
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An advantage of planting bench grafts is that they can be ordered just a few months ahead of the planting
Extending the cherry season
Kiona (PC 8007-2) was recently released by Washington State University. It matures a little before Tieton. The Dalles in Oregon
More dwarfing cherry rootstocks
Lapins cherry grown on the Russian rootstock Krymsk 5. Cherry growers in The Dalles, Oregon, are rapidly shifting to dwarfing
Solutions lie in research
The tree fruit industry is at a tipping point as leaders try to re-engineer it to address the challenges of
Beyond Bordeaux
France's Bordeaux wine region is home to some of the earliest made wine and some of the most expensive. When