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Pears
Featured stories about pears appear in this issue.
Pear export value rises
The volume of U.S. pear exports has declined over the past few years, but the value of exports continues to increase, reports Jeff Correa, director
Mighty mow
This was the first time Bob Brewer tried using the skid steer machine in a former orchard. Bob Brewer calls it a "Bobcat
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 yet. "It's the variety from
Drop crop
This spring, Scott Smith of Tonasket, Washington, was optimistic that his sixth-leaf Taylor's Gold pear trees would finally produce a crop, but in May the
Taylor’s Gold excels in wet areas
Gary Moulton, at Washington State University in Mount Vernon, is impressed with Taylor's Gold. While growers in the drier areas of Washington State have been
Taylor's Gold seems prone to reversion
Southern Oregon pear growers have a long history of growing Comice and are able to use the precocious quince rootstocks to overcome the variety's reluctance
Bartlett pear production declines
Canned pear consumption and West Coast Bartlett pear production have both declined over the past few years. Last season, the West Coast produced 430,000 tons
Producing pears in Portugal
Leopard moth larva on the mined trunk of a young pear tree. With about 12,000 hectares (almost 30,000 acres) of pears and average annual production
ITC investigating China's pear industry
The International Trade Commission is studying the canned fruit industries of China, Greece, and Spain to help U.S. canned fruit producers to better understand their
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 to the ground. Shoots on
Riesling comes full circle
Riesling, the wine that put Washington State on the map, has come full circle. Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery, based in Woodinville, Washington, gained national recognition
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 is equal to the entire
D'Anjou wired
WSU Extension educator Tim Smith discusses a demonstration planting of d'Anjou pears Pear growers who plan to be in the industry a while longer will
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 some that will help pear
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 developed a better brining process
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 you call it, the white
Competitive pear orchards
OSU technician Janet Turner demonstrates how the Horner pear rootstock selections that are being evaluated at Hood River vary tremendously in size. An