Drop crop
This spring, Scott Smith of Tonasket, Washington, was optimistic that his sixth-leaf Taylor's Gold pear trees would finally produce a
Taylor's Gold travails
Growing the new Taylor's Gold pear has been an emotional roller coaster for Geoff Thornton, and the ride's not over
UFO seen at cherry field day
Matt Whiting explains his new cherry training system which involves planting trees at an angle with the trunk parallel
Mighty mow
This was the first time Bob Brewer tried using the skid steer machine in a former orchard. Bob
Competitive pear orchards
OSU technician Janet Turner demonstrates how the Horner pear rootstock selections that are being evaluated at Hood River vary
Washington returns to its Riesling roots
The renewed popularity of Riesling wines has been called everything from "Riesling revival" and "Riesling resurgence," to "Riesling renaissance." Whatever
A fresh approach to cherries
Regina cherries are harvested at Don Nusom's orchard at Gervais, Oregon. Ever since Oregon Agricultural College horticulture professor Ronald Wiegand
In search of a dwarfing pear rootstock
Oregon State University is evaluating more than 400 potential pear rootstocks from the Horner series in the hope of finding
D'Anjou wired
WSU Extension educator Tim Smith discusses a demonstration planting of d'Anjou pears Pear growers who plan to be in the
India—The Apple of Our Eye
India is the second most populous country in the world with 1.1 billion potential Washington apple consumers. Its middle class