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Are established apple varieties obsolete?
... has seen dramatic increases in acreage in China. Dramatic modernization in the form of high-density plantings has increased production in the Pacific Northwest. Consumption of fresh apples has been sluggish in ... . To have a chance at the premiums, the new variety must be planted at high density and in ignorance. The grower must accept that they will not know all its faults ...
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Canadian sweet cherry breeding program offers new varieties
... and moderately sweet. This cherry would be a suitable selection to try in a high density trial where early maturity combined with compact growth, large size, good flavor, and split tolerance ... fruit. This dense foliage may also offer protection from rain. There are very successful high density plantings of Sylvia in Europe. Sylvia is one of our last cherries to bloom in the ...
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How to predict blossom blight using disease models
... critical control timing only to result in epidemics and economic tree loss. With high-density, highly susceptible plantings being the trend in the apple industry, we need to use all the tools ...
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IDFTA winter tour gets northern exposure from Ontario visit
... produced plenty of large fruit each year and has encouraged Chudleigh to plant more high density orchards. Fumigation to 18 inches has dramatic results in first- and second-year growth. Planting ... . Watering from overhead sprinklers may be needed. Straw mulch is placed on all new tree plantings. Chudleigh said training appears to have the greatest influence on productivity. Tree quality is the ...
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Growing dwarf sweet cherries focus of the MSU fruit school
... dwarfing rootstocks. German scientists and advisors have had a head start in working on high-density sweet cherries primarily because they have early access to dwarfing rootstocks developed in their ... for the European market. They grow them in high density spindle systems on dwarfing rootstocks. During our orchard visits, small new plantings were observed being established on Gisela 5 and other ...
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Pruning fruit trees for pest management
... excellent cover for rabbits that can do a lot of winter damage in nearby dwarf plantings. Do not allow brush piles to accumulate around the farm since they can be the ... penetrate the canopy. If the air carrying the droplet is slowed down by the canopy density, the droplets may not have the necessary speed to impinge onto the surface of the ...
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IDFTA summer tour heads to Massachusetts
... and 12 acres are on M.9. All new plantings are on M.9 at a density of 725 trees per acre. Dwarf trees are ... , nearly all plantings have been on dwarf trees, starting with trees on Mark at a density of 300 trees per acre. New plantings are on M.9 at 1,000 trees per acre. McIntosh, Cortland, and Macoun make up about 95% of the production. New plantings ...
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