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Cherries
Featured stories about cherries appear in this issue.
Good Point: Timothy Dahle
Oh, no! Oh, my! Now, what will we do? That alarm is usually reserved for the arrival of my mother-in-law. But no, this is about
First Bite
Rainiers in a tunnel. I'm delighted to kick off the annual cherry issue of Good Fruit Grower, though the pathological procrastinator in me has left
Last NLA case dismissed
MONY Life Insurance of New York has ended its bid to recover the attorney's fees it spent during a six-year legal battle with the National
Cherry rootstocks go into test phase
Washington State University's cherry breeding program is evolving. About a dozen selections have been chosen from nearly 100 cherry rootstocks to be planted in advanced
Covered cherries
Covering cherry trees with tunnels could open all kinds of opportunities for growers, especially those who contend with rainfall and humidity. In addition to being
Tunnels in the Northwest
Oregon State University researchers are studying the effects on cherry tree growth of colored shade cloth placed on top of the tunnel's plastic sheeting. Tunnels
Spray reduces cracking
A new wax product that is sprayed on trees to prevent rain cracking can reduce losses by half, says the Washington State University researcher who
Cannons hailed
After using a hail cannon at his Lake Chelan, Washington, orchard for seven years, Doug Willcox considered it a sound investment, though he's quick to
High density pays in pears
A high-density system using nursery trees is the most economically viable system for a new pear orchard, despite the high cost of the trees and
Who should make the wine?
Among the most important questions a start-up winery owner needs to ponder is who will make the wine. Should it be the winery owner or
Crop monitoring
Load cells automatically detect tension differences in grapevine trellis wires. For the last seven years, U.S. Department of Agriculture researchers at Prosser, Washington, have studied
Michigan referendum passes
Michigan apple growers have voted strongly in favor of continuing the Michigan Apple Committee. In a continuation referendum conducted in March, 85 percent of the
Alternative growing & marketing
The Nicholsons opened their fruit stand in 1992. Dennis recalls selling his family’s apples on Highway 97 when he was a child, earning money for
Good to Know: Three Steps to Growing High Quality Lapins and Sweetheart
These Lapins cherries, grown in the Pacific Northwest, exhibited typical pitting damage upon arrival at their destination in London, England. In the mid-1990s, Pacific Northwest
Good to Know: Sleeping Eye Cherries
A nursery tree after its first year in the orchard shows weaker growth than a sleeping eye because of transplant stress. The nursery tree, left,
Good Job
New policy director hired California Certified Organic Farmers, one of North America's oldest and largest organic certification agencies, recently hired Claudia Reid as its first
Joe Van Well, 1923-2008
Long-time orchardist and nurseryman Joseph Roelle Van Well died April 12 at the age of 85. He was a co-owner of Van Well Nursery in
Quick Bites
Beekeepers Fund Research Two leading beekeepers in the Pacific Northwest, Eric Olson of Yakima and Tom Hamilton of Nampa, Idaho, have made donations to Washington
New cherry breeder at WSU
Dr. Nnadozie Oraguzie, formerly a scientist with HortResearch pipfruit breeding program in New Zealand, joined Washington State University on May 1 as stone fruit breeder.
Tunnels eliminate sprays
Rainiers grown under tunnels. Growing cherry trees under tunnels continues to show potential for both organic and conventional cherry production. In the last two years,
Cherry season begins
Steven Murray, Sr., left, and his son Steven, Jr., picked the first commercial cherries in California, and the nation, on April 15. Most of their
Greenhouse cherries
Ripening cherries pictured on March 30 at the All Seasons Fruit Co. Tom Wood at All Seasons Fruit Co. in Centralia, Washington, began picking his
Last Bite: Grape Labels from New York Offer Rare Beauty
Most New York State grape labels featured a lake in the title or background. Most label collectors in the Pacific Northwest are familiar with California
Low input, organic, or biodynamic?
A panel discussion examining low-input, organic, and biodynamic grape growing found that while each takes a different approach to pest and nutrition management, there is
Producing cheap food has a cost
Produce traders peddle their products at Xinfadi, Asia's biggest wholesale market. With 50 million farmers selling to 5 million traders, China's horticultural marketing system is
Vertical integration
Cherry orchards in the Turkish countryside look similar to orchards in the United States, with dwarfing rootstocks, drip irrigation, and central leader training systems. The
Branching without cutting
Dr. Don Elfving at Washington State University is looking for ways to stimulate branching on cherry trees. The tree pictured on the left, above, is