SWD challenges growers
Unlike the common drosophila flies, spotted wing drosophila will attack cherries before they are ripe. PHOTO BY PETER SHEARER, OSU
SWD in Europe
A female spotted wing drosophila lays eggs on a cherry. PHOTO BY PETER SHEARER, OSU Fluctuating populations of spotted wing
Top five ways to grow large cherries
Lynn Long, Oregon State University Extension educator, gives a pruning demonstration during an international tree fruit meeting held last winter
Last Bite: Test your cherry knowledge
1 What percentage of Northwest fresh cherry exports was shipped to China (including Hong Kong) last season? a.
Popular cultivar almost wasn’t
Coral Champagne cherries ripen after Chelan and about ten days before Bing. New tree fruit varieties can take decades before
Widely planted
Coral Champagne has been the hottest selling cherry variety in California in recent years, according to accounts from nurseries, brokers,
Achieving the optimal crop load
Precision pruning is a good first step to adjusting crop load and producing fruit of the best size and quality.
Chemical thinning is getting more precise
To evaluate thinning effectiveness using Duane Greene’s fruitlet model, individual apples must be labeled and measured two or three
Yakima Valley AVA turns 30
PHOTO COURTESY OF WASHINGTON WINE COMMISSION The Yakima Valley American Viticultural Area, established by the federal government on March 23,
Yakima Valley is the industry’s backbone
Two Blondes Vineyard near Zillah was planted in 2000 by Andrew Will and Chris Camarda. PHOTO CPHOTO COURTESY OF WASHINGTON