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American/Western Fruit Grower
February 2008
♦BONUS COVERAGE: According to Washington State University Extension
agent Tim Smith,
cutting fire blight strikes takes a keen eye and a cold heart if you expect
the process to effectively reduce further damage to the infected tree. More...
Fruit Growers News
February 2008
♦ FREEZE PROTECTION:Locking the barn after the horse
has gone is futile, everyone agrees – unless you recover the horse
and can expect the same behavior in the future. That’s the way
it is with making the decision whether to provide frost and freeze protection
for fruit crops. More...
Good Fruit
March 1 , 2008
♦IN SEARHC OF CANKER RESISTANCE: Bacterial canker is the number-one
killer of cherry trees in Washington and Oregon, but some varieties and
rootstocks seem more affected than others.
Dr. Robert Spotts, plant pathologist with Oregon State University in Hood
River, began an experiment last spring to determine which cherry varieties
are most vulnerable to the disease, and what rootstock might provide resistance. More...
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Fruit Grower's CROP initiative
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Cold Spring Orchard is a research facility of UMass Amherst,
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Tougas
Family Farm
Fresh air, fresh fruit, family fun! Come enjoy apple picking, pumkin
picking, peach picking, blueberry picking, strawberry picking, hayrides,
barnyard, kitchen and bakery!
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NC-140 Regional
Rootstock Research Project -- our goal to disseminate
research information generated by pome fruit rootstock research
projects throughout North America that are part of the NC-140
Regional Research Project.
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Tree Sales
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Nursery
Your contract growing specialist.
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NECC-1009
Regional tree fruit cultivar evaluation Coordinating Committe. Formerly
NE-183, Regional Apple Cultivar Evaluation Project.
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