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Part I: Cultural Information

This section contains guidelines for establishing an orchard, choosing a tree fruit nursery, caring for nonbearing trees, and maintaining bearing orchards. Included is a listing of nurseries, up-to-date information on disease-resistant cultivars and rootstock availability, as well as recommendations for summer pruning. Environmental monitoring and frost protection also are discussed in detail.

 

• Orchard Establishment
• Orchard Floor and Weed Management
• Plant Nutrition
• Apples
• Growth Regulators in Apple and Pear Production
• Pears
• Peaches
• Cherries
• Collecting Weather Information in Orchards
• Frost Protection for Tree Fruit