January 15th 2009 Issue

Thierry Ligonniere shows Neal Manly of Washington State, the high numbers of feathers on this knip tree. Unlike their counterparts

Dominant side branches are not an issue in these Honeycrisp knip trees because the central leader dominance is well

In line with the renewed Washington Apple Commission mandate to focus efforts on international marketing, the commission this season is

Jim Swindeman would like to use knipboom trees for all of their plantings. It's a no-brainer to plant knip-boom, highly

The Wall Street and subprime mortgage meltdown in October has touched nearly every American, resulting in tightening of credit, massive

A few inches above the graft union on these Gala knipboom trees, you can see the heading cut made at

Researchers categorized wine bottle designs into five basic types (from left): contrasting, delicate, massive, natural, and nondescript. by Chelan David

If there's a piece of equipment or software you've been thinking of buying or if you've been considering expanding your

This second-leaf Gala tree produced the equivalent of 300 bushels per acre. Does it pay to plant a more expensive,