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Pruning & Training – Cherry
Presentations & Videos Dr. M. Whiting on the UFO sweet cherry training system. M. Whiting. May 2021. Mechanically Hedging a cherry orchard with WSU. M.…
Pruning & Training – Pear
Presentations & Videos Pruning Bartlett pears to optimize fruit quality. S. Musacchi (WSU-TFREC). video, 2014 Publications/Fact Sheets Mechanical pruning in apples, pear and sweet cherry. K.…
Pruning & Training – Apple
Presentations & Videos Honeycrisp crop load management. Bruce Allen. IFTA – Good Fruit Grower summary video. Host. B. Sallato. Understanding the click pruning technique. S.…
Orchard Establishment – Cherry
Resources: Presentations High Density SSA plantings: How we can optimize fruit quality, S. Musacchi, pdf, WSU-TFREC, 2014. Publications Sweet Cherry Orchard Establishment in the…
Orchard Establishment – Pear
Resources: Videos Pruning Bartlett Pears to optimize fruit quality, S. Musacchi, WSU-TFREC. Publications 2010 Cost estimates of producing pears in North Central Washington, S.…
Orchard Establishment – Apple
Resources: Presentations Advances in Brassicaceae seed meal formulation and application protocol for control of apple replant disease, M. Mazzola, poster pdf, USDA-ARS Tree Fruit Research…
Export & Quarantine
All fruit export shipments must be inspected and certified to be pest-free for the quarantine pests listed for the specific destination country. Depending on your…
Genetics and Genomics
Cameron Peace, Dorrie Main, Amit Dhingra and others are working to apply basic genetic science to accelerate the development of Washington-specific tree fruit varieties. Building…
Shipping – Apple
In order to maintain the highest level of quality, apples must be transported at the same temperature they were at in the cold storage facility…
Shipping
Washington state is the #1 producer of fresh market apples, pears and sweet cherries in the U.S. Approximately 1/3 of this production is exported to…
