WVU-KTFREC Tree Fruit Horticulture and Pomology

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Tree Fruit Horticulture and Pomology
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West Virginia Items WVU Extension no longer has a tree fruit horticulture specialist at KTFREC - questions on home and backyard horticultural topics should be directed to: Lewis W. Jett, 304-293-2634, Commercial Horticulture Specialist, WVU Extension Service, or Position Vacant, Homeowner and Backyard Horticulture Specialist, WVU Extension Service, Morgantown, W.Va. Your County Extension Office is the first place you should go with your horticulture questions - questions on home and backyard horticulture topics should be directed to your County Extension Office. West Virginia Fruit Facts Tree Fruit (In General) Rejuvenating an old apple tree Beginning an Orchard Nutrition Program: Determining the Nutritional Status of Apple and Peach, by Dr. Steve Miller, USDA, Appalachian Fruit Research Station Nutrient deficiency and toxicity symptoms on apple and peach (Penn State) Virtual Orchard New Jersey Fruit Focus Web Page Virginia Tech. Fruit Horticulture Page Fruit Notes, a fruit newsletter from Dr. Rich Marini of the Department of Horticulture at Virginia Tech. Data on critical temperatures for tree fruit buds (University of Vermont, and Mid-Atlantic Orchard Monitoring Guide). This chart at Michigan State has critical temperatures for all deciduous fruit trees. Information on home fruit production: Tree fruits in the home garden (Virginia Tech) Small fruits in the home garden (Virginia Tech) Penn State Tree Fruit Production Guide Guide for Small-scale Fruit Production (Penn State, for hobbyists and homeowners) Tree planting from the Great Lakes Fruit Growers News Apples Hot Apple Topics (Va. Tech) Apple Varieties and Their Uses (Iowa State Univ.) Apples - A Guide to Selection and Use (Ohio State Univ.) Starch-Iodine Test for Determining Maturity and Harvest Dates of Empire, Idared and Spartan Apples (Ontario) Physiological Disorders of Apples (USDA-TFRL) Apple fruit thinning, using two approaches: (Virginia Tech) Discussion of history and factors affecting thinning, with VA-WV-MD recommendations Thinning based on fruit size estimated from average weight Information of Scab Resistant Cultivars (SRC's) (New York) Apogee Page - Label, press release, research reports, water hardness issues (Virtual Orchard) Pears Hot Pear Topics (Va. Tech) Pear varieties for the home orchard (Virginia Tech) Physiological Disorders of Pears (USDA-TFRL) Peaches and Nectarines Hot Peach Topics (Va. Tech) Peaches and Nectarines - A Guide to Selection and Use (Ohio State Univ.) Peach Science at Rutgers Plums and Prunes Plums - A Guide to Selection and Use (Ohio State Univ.) Cherries Northwest Michigan Horticultural Research Station Small Fruit and Grapes Pruning Grapevines Mid-West Small Fruit and Grape Net (Ohio State Univ.) Mid-West Small Fruit Pest Management Handbook (Ohio State Univ.) Diseases The Berry Blog Edible Wild Plants Honey Bees and Pollination Web Site Author: Alan R. Biggs Copyright ©1996-2009.