Ontario Fruit Explorers

["Biz Storms" <biz.storms@sympatico.ca>]

Hello again,

We have an answer - evidently there is a fireblight that afflicts 
cranberries, but is not the same that attacks apples, etc. The information 
indicates that it normally does not jump between species - but I will still 
be vigilant in touring the orchard looking for signs of the neighbours 
fireblight.
Any other info or experiences that the group can share would be appreciated.

On a slightly different note, I heard that there was hail in the area last 
week and many apple orchards were hard hit. Lots of apples have been 
designated for juice due to damage. My apple guru tells me that we had it in 
our area, but he thinks my apples are not damaged due to being bagged. Lots 
of neighbours have fruit with dents or that were knocked off the trees 
completely. Anyone else get affected by the hail.

Cheers Bizmark

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-----Original Message-----
From: "Biz Storms" <biz.storms@sympatico.ca>
Date: Fri, 7 Jul 2006 15:50:00 
To:"Labruscagrape@Lists. Ibiblio. Org" <labruscagrape@lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: Re: [OFEX] Fireblight on Highbush Cranberry


Hello Everyone,

I am hoping that the group can help me with a current mystery. I have been 
checking my orchard daily since fireblight was discovered this week at a 
neighbouring orchard - a few kilometers away. It was found in a few of their 
Tolman Sweets. 
Yesterday I discovered what looked like fireblight in four of our Highbush 
Cranberry. It has the shepherd's crook at the end of most of the affected 
branches, plus the dead leaves, etc. 
The fellow who manages many local orchards and who has been helping me out, 
says it certainly looks like the fireblight found on apple trees, and did a 
MAJOR prune. We will burn it today. 
My question, is whether anyone has seen it appear in the cranberry family. 
The information I have indicates apples, pears, hawthorns, and a few other 
families - like rosacea. 

On a more positive note, we're picking currants like crazy and the berry 
population is astoundingly high. The blackberries forming this year are 
awesome. We will have enough for a few batched of jam.

We requeened one of our hives, and will be extracting the first round of 
honey either this weekend or next. 

Everything else is thriving - especially the prickly thistles. Anyone else 
getting overrun by thistles? They seem to be this year's epidemic, like the 
Quenn Anne's Lace two years ago.

Thanks in advance for any info.
Cheers, Bizmark.
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