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More quantity than quality in China
Chinese packers have been unable to convince growers to update orchards to improve yields and
Capturing the light
If apple growers could capture all the sunlight energy that falls on their orchards and
Keeping the customer satisfied
Over the past ten years I have initiated a number of research
Last Bite – Exponential growth
Capitalizing on Native American images to sell fruit, Skookum and Yum-Yum labels were developed in
WSU releases second new apple, called WA 5
Just a year after the release of WA 2, WSU’s apple breeding program in Wenatchee
Steps to commercialization
New apple varieties from Washington State University are evaluated and commercialized under the following general
Low-volume prestorage drenching is attractive
Dave Rosenberger described how he tested the effectiveness of low-volume nonrecycling drenches for fruit going
Gearing up for a new season
Several years ago, National Apple Week was expanded into National Apple Month, which is actually
The apple world in 2020
A panel of experts took a look ahead at what the apple industry might be
Mysterious ailment strikes
A mysterious disease that has been killing the best looking, reddest strains of McIntosh apples
Totally RED
Because the red pigments are antioxidants, red-fleshed apples do not turn brown when sliced. Swiss
Future Fruit Growers of Lake Ontario
The Young Grower Alliance organized this get-together with those from “the old generation” to discuss
NEW VITALITY in New York
IFTA members toured 14 orchards in an area along Lake Ontario’s south shore, where
Quick Bites
Large apple crop forecast The Washington apple industry expects to harvest a record 108.8 million
Apple Lines
John Baker, center, talks with supermarket staff in Dubai, a major market for Washington apples.
Last Bite—Fruit first in Walla Walla
Is the young girl Frank Shields's sister? Walla Walla County in the southeastern corner of
High density apple systems cost more
The Michigan study compared three systems—from left, central leader, vertical axe, and tall spindle. It
Bi-axis system fits the fruiting wall concept
Bibaum (divided trunk) pears are grown at the Ferrara fruit research station in Italy Fruit
Minnesota growers feel excluded
A key question for Minnesota growers is whether SweeTango is a club, niche apple of
Nitrogen fertilization in apples
Even after years of scientific research, getting the correct level of nitrogen into apple trees
Nutrient needs by apple trees
Getting the right nutrient levels in the orchard starts with answering the basic questions: How
Storing Honeycrisp
A new CA control system supplied by Storage Control Systems, Sparta, Michigan, was installed at
Target fruit
The optimized orchard system generates high production and high-value target fruit. The trees have little
Montana apples
The Swanson family’s Mountain View Apple Orchards is located in the Bitterroot Valley, where pioneers
A direct marketer’s directory of apple varieties
Harvest date* Variety Comments 8/20 Zestar! Crispy, juicy, nice sweet/tart balance, good flavor for an
Last Bite Variety Roundup
Left to right: Envy, an ENZA variety, is in field trials in New Zealand, France,
New apples for New York
Dr. Susan Brown began breeding the new releases in 1996 and screened thousands of seedlings
Exclusively New York
A row of New York 1 apples nears maturity. Cornell University has had an apple
New York growers join the club
New York 1 is a Honeycrisp offspring without many of its flaws, and New York
NEW APPLE is first of many
About 130 Washington growers are evaluating WSU's first apple, WA 2, in their orchards. Soon,
Antibiotic on organic sunset list
Organic tree fruit growers in the Pacific Northwest are concerned that the National Organic Standards
Apple growers need good niche apples
Nothing adds spice to a horticulture meeting like a discussion of new, upcoming, promising apple
A grower reaches out to consumers
Rosa Lynn is a chance seedling discovered on Washington’s Royal Slope. The fruit stores well.
Last Bite – Low-grade labels highly valued
Labels of "cooker" grade or C grade apples were usually green, yellow, or white. Today,
The instant orchard
Dale Goldy explains how large branches are removed and upright branches tied down to
In the Box
Starting new trees Dear Good Fruit Grower: Kudos to you and Tim Smith for helping
The organized orchard
Each tree is allowed to have only one limb on each wire, and the limb
Wanted: Endangered apples
Walking through the Maine Heritage Orchard in Unity, Maine, is like walking through a Noah’s
Maine apples wanted
John Bunker examines an apple at the Sandy River Orchard, Mercer, Maine, with 90-year-old Francis
You hear that buzz?
SweeTango orchards like this one at Pepin Heights produced enough fruit last year to start
Geneva releases four new rootstocks
This rootstock, commercialized as Geneva 214, is one of four newly released from the
Moth poses little risk in Taiwan
Dr. Lisa Neven is studying the survival of codling moth larvae in tropical conditions. There
Meeting the organic challenge
Harry and Jackie Hoch (center) gather in their orchard for a family photo on Easter
Woolly apple aphid
Syrphid fly larvae attack woolly apple aphids. The woolly apple aphid overwinters as a nymph
Good Job
Apple Blossom Queen Margaret Robinson presented a plaque to WSU Extension Educator Tim Smith when he
Solving the woolly apple aphid
Washington Fruit and Produce Company planted alyssum between the rows of this new orchard to
Growers surveyed on pest practices
Washington apple growers are adopting new pest management strategies and technologies including safer chemistries, in
Eye on the Middle East
Dubai, one of the United Arab Emirates, is the major fruit import port in the
Last Bite – Pioneer of exports to Europe
The firm of Simons, Shuttleworth, and French Company, Inc., was one of the first to
Renewal on the Ridge
Orchardists on Fruit Ridge northwest of Grand Rapids, Michigan, suffered mightily when the market for