…of frost during bloom, Samler underscores the potential impact on almond trees. She explains, “Hard freezes or prolonged cold temperatures not only kill blossoms in the short term but can…
Week in Review: New Beetle Makes Winter Sanitation Critical & Snow Levels A Quarter of Last Year
The discovery of the invasive pest Carpophilus truncatus underscores the need for proper and thorough winter sanitation in nut orchards. Snow levels appear to be a fraction of what they…
California Chill Report: Grower Finds Success with Dormex in Pistachios
…that the results were impressive. Initially, the plan was to make an application to 12 rows of trees. When it came time to harvest, Watson decided to have the harvester…
NIFA Grants to Help UCR Develop New Options to Combat HLB
…scion varieties. Hailing Jin heads a $1.36 million project using a peptide from Australian finger limes to combat HLB by injecting trees with a natural citrus virus. The grants were…
Carpophilus Beetle Discoveries Emphasize Importance of Winter Sanitation
…ANR researchers. Wilson said that winter sanitation is the best way to address the threat the carpophilus beetle can present. The invasive insect overwinters in mummy nuts, remnant nuts that…
California Chill Report: Solutions for Growers Facing Chill Shortages
…chemical companies have endeavored to provide tools for walnut growers,” Jarvis-Shean noted. “Resources traditionally available to fruit cultivators but historically lacking for those involved in nut crop cultivation.” Collaborating with…
California Chill Report: The Crucial Role of Winter Chill in Fruit and Nut Trees
…trees, such as tree nuts and stone fruit, to cold temperatures during the dormant season. UC Cooperative Extension Orchard Systems Advisor, Kat Jarvis-Shean, said that inadequate chill can create a…
California Chill Report: Understanding the Nuances of Cold Temperatures
Cold temperatures are a critical part of crop development, with trees requiring a certain amount of cold during the dormant season. UC Cooperative Extension Orchard Systems Advisor, Kat Jarvis-Shean said…
Almond Matters: Maximizing Orchard Health During Dormancy
…on the trees, you know, get a little foliar nutrition into the trees. So, when they do wake up in the spring, they’re ready to go. Some guys use urea…
Week in Review: First Water Allocations Announced & New Leadership at California Farm Bureau
…County, as its new president. The California Department of Food and Agriculture has confirmed the presence of Huanglongbing in five trees in San Diego County. It is expected to be…
Theory of Christmas Tree Tradition
…Effland says this goes back to the early seven hundred years in Germany where Pagan druid tribes, who believed trees had spirits, would decorate oak trees. “And when St. Boniface…
California Chill Report: Starting the 2023-2024 Dormant Period
…to help trees with emergence in the spring. “We received CDPR approval for Dormex applications on walnuts. We help continue to support Katherine Jarvis-Shean and her walnut research up at…
Tight Supply of Christmas Trees
…said. “Too many trees had been planted for the demand that existed. And growers were selling at below break even prices.” So, they cut plantings of new trees, and that…
Optimism in Christmas Tree Industry
…Christmas trees. They want a real tree. “Those families are choosing real Christmas trees because they match up with their values,” said Tim O’Connor with the National Christmas Tree Association….