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Horticulture
Featured stories about horticulture appear in this issue.
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 in most regions. The various
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 regions around the world, Chile
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 young spurs produce the most
Taking cover
Iuar Iraira (foreground), manager of the Fundo Agua Buena orchard (in the center picture), discusses the Voen louvered rain cover with international visitors. The area,
Nursery goes high-tech
This machine carries five workers on seats through a block of nursery trees to remove suckers. The machine can be used without seats but with
Big goal
Operating seven casinos in Chile evidently wasn’t enough of a gamble for the owner of Agricola Victoria, which has cherry orchards at Rosario, south of
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 and night. A Swiss company
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 acres), half of the acreage
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 variety that originally was an
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 early Fuji sport in his
Is redder better?
Gale Gala is one of more than 30 Gala strains. In the last two decades, Gala apples have taken the world by storm, finding favor
Seeking strength in adversity
The disastrous 2009 Northwest cherry deal could be a catalyst for change, resulting in a stronger industry, industry representatives said during a panel discussion at
Forecasting the perfect storm
The Pacific Northwest region's bumper 2009 cherry crop should have come as no surprise, says Lee Gale, technical consultant with Northwest Wholesale, located in Wenatchee,