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Simple rules
A century ago, Ford Motor Company adopted the assembly line and began cranking out Model
Another Geneva mixup
For the second time in as many years, there has been a stumble along the
High-tech nursery cuts propagation time
Pear rootstocks growing in the tissue culture lab. PHOTOS BY GERALDINE WARNER A
Thin, thin, THIN!
Phil Schwallier Thinning rules In an article in Good Fruit Grower in 2009, Cornell University’s
Good to Know: Consumer expectations of apple quality
Everyone has a favorite apple variety but what makes it so? How do Washington State
What could replace Manchurian?
The apple industry uses Manchurian crab as a pollinizer because of its compatibility with the
No fruit, no funding
The short fruit crop in the eastern United States last year had a dramatic impact
WA 38 will have a name
The commercialization plan for WA 38 will be different than for its first release, WA
Working with copper
Copper is a potent spray chemical, useful on many stone and pome fruits. It is
Kill the pathogen
Apple scab is a serious problem in humid climates, and McIntosh is very susceptible. Lesions
Apple name delights grower
Bob Meyer, right, discusses the merits of WSU’s new apples WA 2 and WA
A replacement for Tiberon
Nurseries working to provide apple growers with the well-branched, “feathered” trees they want to plant
Fireblight-resistant apple
Ladina, a new high-quality apple variety with low susceptibility to fireblight and mildew, has been
Turning on a plant’s defenses
New technology is coming to the apple and pear industry to help control fireblight. Actigard
Coppers are a fit for organics
Before the 1960s, there were no antibiotics to help orchardists control fireblight, one of the
Growers have several choices in fireblight control
Pear and apple orchardists have a fairly broad field of products to use in controlling
Fireblight, antibiotics, and the NOSB
Antibiotics have long been key disease control materials for fireblight, one of the few uses
Last Bite: Test your horticulture and viticulture savvy
1. What is the leading grape variety by acreage grown in Washington State? a. Riesling b. Syrah
Growers try hooped trellises
A new apple orchard planted to a V trellis uses greenhouse technology to support the
Good to Know: Promalin as a frost rescue for apples
The Southeast wasn’t spared from the spring freezes that plagued much of the Midwest and
Mist cooling for freeze protection
This experimental plot at Michigan State University’s Clarksville Horticulture Experiment Station was established last year
Quick Bites
British are Smitten Prevar Limited has licensed the rights to grow, market, and sell the
Last Bite
1. Which of the following is not a tree fruit disease? a. Black rot
Red-fleshed apples
The red trait, which is common in crab apples and ornamentals, produces flesh colored anywhere
Predicting problems
At left, Dave Rudell checks stored Honeycrisp for development of scald at the USDA lab
Honeycrisp challenges packers
As Washington’s Honeycrisp production increases, so does the need to store the variety for longer
Defect sorting could reduce costs
The Washington apple industry must be one of the few that puts every possible input
Cider squeezing with the dragon
Developers put some teeth into their apple press. Photo courtesy of Anderson Island Historical Society
Hydrocooled apples stay crisp and tasty
The Gadbois family has planted most of its apples on Canada-developed Ottawa rootstocks. Trees at
Putting the apple into apple juice
Terry Chambers, left, and Jim Early stand in front of five new tanks added this
First fruit
Bill Dodd stands next to the EverCrisp mother tree, which grows at the Doud family’s
Maia’s special advisor
While not associated with the Midwest Apple Improvement Association as its apple breeder, Ohio State
Hello EverCrisp, goodbye Fuji?
Midwest Apple Improvement Association founders Ed Fackler (left) and Mitch Lynd (right) met in
Last Bite: Cox pipped out by Gala
Cox’s Orange Pippin is a firm, juicy, full-flavored apple with an orange-red skin and cream-colored
Cost of growing Reds
A new economic study from Washington State University estimates the variable costs of producing Red
High-density economics
Almost 20 years ago, horticulturists at Cornell University set out to develop a better orchard
Red’s not dead
Photo by Melissa Hansen For the past 30 years, Red Delicious has been the poor
Yields are critical
In economic study of the costs of establishing, producing, and packing Honeycrisp apples in Washington
Salish launched in B.C.
Courtesy of Rich MacDonald (AAFC) A new apple variety from British Columbia, Canada, called Salish
The dark side of Honeycrisp
Honeycrisp apples have outstanding flavor and texture, but the tree has a long list of
How long can this last?
Consumer demand for Honeycrisp apples is so intense and the return so high that growers
Nursery trees are selling fast
Strong prices for apples during the past few seasons have prompted a spurt in orchard
Automated crop estimating
An experimental crop yield estimator travels down an orchard row at a speed of
Cold is hot topic at Expo
Great Lakes region fruit growers won’t soon forget 2012, the year that Mother Nature, for
How cold hardy?
Washington State University scientists hope to find a better way to assess cold hardiness of
Machines in Quebec
David Guerdin has several years of experience with his Munckhof apple harvester (left) and
Good to Know—What growers want in new varieties
Adopting a new scion cultivar is a crucial decision for tree fruit growers, who must
Robotic pruning
Vision Robotics is well along in developing a robotic pruner for grapes, shown at
Growers try it out
Growers delight in using the new DBR during a demonstration in Michigan. Its strong
Austrian researcher tests seaweed claims
Manufacturers of biostimulants derived from seaweed, or algae, say the products can provide multiple benefits