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Horticulture & Viticulture
Featured stories covering horticulture and viticulture in this issue.
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Roger Hudson, a young grower from Sanger, California
Roger is a sixth-generation grower of about 180 acres of tree fruit.
Oregon cherry recovery
Oregon cherry growers will continue to recover from a 2014 freeze by pruning to encourage healthy lower-branch structure in their orchards while balancing
How to use pear growth regulators
Growth regulators can prevent drop and enhance storability of pears if used correctly.
Which apple rootstock should you grow with?
Apple growers have a lot of options when it comes to selecting the best rootstock for their orchards.
Avoiding rootstock mistakes
Growers can find more success if they avoid some common mistakes when selecting rootstock.
Some like the biggest trees
Jason Matson from Matson Fruit Company shows some of his Honeycrisp rows during the IFTA Washington tour on July 16, 2015. Matson says they
Video: Pear Bureau Northwest new website focuses on pear sales
Pear Bureau Northwest’s redesigned website at www.trade.usapears.org features information on pear varieties and marketing trends. Pear Bureau Northwest has launched a redesigned trade
Basic rules of Stemilt’s tall spindle
A Stemilt orchard managed by Dale Goldy is planted using a tall spindle system. The orchard was part of the first day of the
Grape canopy control
Juice grape growers can manage size of vines with pruning, irrigation and maybe some thinning.
Grape seed color has little effect
Study upends thinking that wine’s taste depends heavily on color of the grape seed when harvested.
Corr: We partner to serve growers
Any organization with a need for getting horticultural information to growers should think of us.
Digging into the roots of a vineyard
Volume of fine and coarse roots varies during season.
Canvasback puts down roots
Brian Rudin practices a vineyard-focused approach to winemaking.
California winery at home in Washington
A blind tasting of wines brought Duckhorn Wine Company to Washington.
International cherry challenges
China’s economic struggles may make for a difficult cherry export year.
Hansen: Building a world-class wine research program
Melissa Hansen It’s a new era for viticulture and enology research in Washington. Washington’s wine industry has started the process of building a