Tree Fruits-C287

Author(s) Teryl R. Roper, Daniel L. Mahr, Patricia S. McManus. A great how-to book for backyard apple growers. Covers everything from planting ti...

Author(s) Teryl R. Roper, Daniel L. Mahr, Patricia S. McManus. Pears are among the easiest tree fruits to grow. This publication covers everything...

Author(s) T. R. Roper. Proper training and pruning help to maximize the production of high-quality apples. This illustrated guide shows how and w...

Author(s) T. R. Roper. This detailed publication lists ripening dates, tree and fruit characteristics, and relative disease resistance for more t...

Author(s) Teryl R. Roper. To grow fruit that is true to type, fruit trees are propagated by budding or grafting sections of known cultivars (scio...

Author(s) Annie Deutsch, Christelle Guédot. Apple maggot, also commonly known as railway worm, is a significant pest of apples in commercial and b...

Author(s) P. S. McManus, Teryl R. Roper. Learn to recognize the symptoms of fire blight. Suggests ways to prevent and manage this serious disease...

Author(s) Teryl R. Roper. The high cost of establishing an orchard necessitates cropping the trees early and harvesting the maximum amount of qua...

Author(s) Amaya Atucha, Janet Van Zoeren. Harvesting apples at the optimal maturity for the target market is vital to ensure a high-quality produc...

Author(s) Janet van Zoeren, Christelle Guédot. Codling moth is an insect pest of apple, pear, and walnut crops in Wisconsin. Larval feeding can re...

Author(s) M. F. Heimann, W. R. Stevenson. Black walnut (Juglans nigra) and butternut (Juglans cinerea) trees produce a toxin called juglone capabl...

Author(s) M. F. Heimann, G. L. Worf Cedar-rust complex is caused by a fungus that requires two hosts—juniper plus apple, crabapple, hawthorn, or ...

Author(s) Scott Sanford, John Panuska. Micro irrigation has numerous advantages over sprinkler irrigation and can be used in greenhouses, orchard...

Author(s) Teryl R. Roper, Daniel L. Mahr, Patricia S. McManus. Apricot, cherry, peach, and plum trees produce some of the tastiest fruit available...

Author(s) Christelle Guédot, Janet van Zoeren. In the summer of 2016, the brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB) was detected for the first time in agr...

Author(s) P. S. McManus, M. F. Heimann Sooty blotch and flyspeck are separate diseases that often occur together on apple and pear fruit during l...

Author(s) C. F. Koval, S. W. Binnie. The eastern tent caterpillar is native to North America, and records of its existence go back as far as 1646....

Author(s) Annie Deutsch, Christelle Guédot. Plum curculio, a beetle native to the midwestern United States, is one of the most common and detrimen...

Author(s) Teryl R. Roper. Plant growth regulators (PGRs) can be used with some precision for thinning fruit, regulating growth, and adjusting har...

Author(s) Teryl R. Roper, Gary G. Frank. Apple production can be a financially and emotionally rewarding venture. However, a desire to grow fruit...

Author(s) Teryl R. Roper.  For fruit to develop, pollen must be transferred from the anther to the stigma. Find out which crops require pollen fr...

Author(s) Teryl R. Roper. This fact sheet helps you determine when various apple cultivars are ripe and ready to pick as well as provides tips on...

Author(s) T. R. Roper. Watercore of apple is a physiologic disorder. The fruit tissue abnormal condition is a response of some apple cultivars to...