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Gardening In Western Washington
Presented by WSU Cooperative Extension



Tree Fruit

CULTURE | PESTS & PROBLEMS | GENERAL PRACTICES

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CULTURE

Fruit Handbook for Western Washington: Varieties and Culture - WSU publication EB0937. Order on line or PDF download
Grafting and Budding Fruit Trees - Leonard B. Hertz, University of Minnesota Extension
Growing Jonagolds in Western Washington
Hazelnut Grower's Handbook - Jeff Olsen, OSU Extension Agent
Home Orchard Fertilizer Applications - Gary A. Moulton, WSU- Mt Vernon
Pears: When to Pick
Pruning Tree Fruit - The Basics - WSU Mt. Vernon Research Station
Training and Pruning Your Home Orchard - PNW400
Tree Fruit Varieties
WSU Fruit Horiculture Program - Mount Vernon Northwestern Washington Research & Extension Center


PESTS & PROBLEMS

(Note that Diazinon, recommended in several older WSU publications, may no longer be sold for home use. Existing stocks may be used up. For more info, see EPA's fact sheet)

GENERAL
WSU Hort Sense - Tree Fruits
Why Fruit Trees Fail to Bear - WSU bulletin EB0838
WSU Disease and Insect Spray Schedule for Stone Fruits
WSU - Crop Protection Guide for Tree Fruits in Washington- Several products mentioned are for commercial use.
Insecticidal Soap
Insects
Nutrient Disorders in Tree Fruits - WSU publication PNW0121E (PDF)
Solving Plant Problems
Using Fungicide Sprays Effectively (Ohio State University)
Tree Fruit and Small Fruit Disease Factsheets (Cornell University)

SPECIFIC
Apple Anthracnose (Bull's Eye Rot)
Apple Maggot
Apple Maggot Control in the Backyard Orchard
Apple Scab
Apple scab resistant cultivars' susceptibility to other diseases (West Virgina University)
Apple Scab Management (University of California)
Crown Gall
Sweet Cherry Diseases in Washington, A Field Guide - WSU Bulletin EB1323E
Tent Caterpillars
Deer Management Links on WWW
Powdery Mildew of Cherry
Voles


GENERAL PRACTICES

Picking Tree Fruit
Plant Sanitation
Soil Management
Watering
Pruning: Good Cuts vs. Bad Cuts
Bees - Orchard Mason Bees
Solitary Bees (Link outside WSU)




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