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1. white fruit trees (Betty Mayfield) 2. Re: white fruit trees (John S) 3. Re: white fruit trees (Betty Mayfield) 4. Tree Fruit Production Course at University of Vermont this summer (Terry Bradshaw)
While driving on the highway near Wenatchee, Washington (a great fruit-growing area) this weekend we noticed field after field of pure white fruit trees, in addition to an occasional field of the usual grayish-brown trees.
I thought it might be some sort of early spring spray, but others suggested it might be a variety or varieties with white bark. Every bit of the tree was white - trunk and all of the branches, giving the fields a rather ghostly appearance.
Any idea what this might be? By the way, it was a beautiful sunny day, with no rain to wash off anything that might have been sprayed.
A product called "Surround" can leave trees looking white although I think it might be a little early for that.? My understanding (I
do not use it myself) is that it is used to protect fruit from insect damage organically.
While driving on the highway near Wenatchee, Washington (a great fruit-growing area) this weekend we noticed field after field of pure white fruit trees, in addition to an occasional field of the usual grayish-brown
trees.
I thought it might be some sort of early spring spray, but others suggested it might be a variety or varieties with white bark. Every bit of the tree was white - trunk and all of the branches, giving the fields a rather ghostly appearance.
Any idea what this might be? By the way, it was a beautiful sunny day, with no rain to wash off anything that might have been sprayed.
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Thanks, John. Another reason I suspected a spray was that some of the fields had white trees while other fields had white bushes, which were probably
some kind of berries.
Betty
At 05:18 PM 3/21/2010, John wrote: >A product called "Surround" can leave trees looking white although I >think it might be a little early for that. My understanding (I do >not use it myself) is that it is used to protect fruit from insect >damage organically. > > > >--- On Sun, 3/21/10, Betty Mayfield <bmayfield@opusnet.com> wrote: >From: Betty Mayfield <bmayfield@opusnet.com> >Subject: [NAFEX] white fruit trees >To: nafex@lists.ibiblio.org >Date: Sunday, March
21, 2010, 4:47 PM >To the list, >While driving on the highway near Wenatchee, Washington (a great >fruit-growing area) this weekend we noticed field after field of pure >white fruit trees, in addition to an occasional field of the usual >grayish-brown trees. >I thought it might be some sort of early spring spray, but others >suggested it might be a variety or varieties with white bark. Every >bit of the tree was white - trunk and all of the branches, giving the >fields a rather ghostly appearance. >Any idea what this might be? By the way, it was a beautiful sunny >day, with no rain to wash off anything that might have been sprayed. >Betty Mayfield >northwest Oregon >_______________________________________________ >nafex mailing list >nafex@lists.ibiblio.org >Reproduction of list messages or archives is not allowed. >This includes distribution on other email lists or reproduction on web sites. >Permission to reproduce is NEVER granted, so don't claim you have permission! >**YOU MUST BE SUBSCRIBED TO POST!** >Posts from email addresses that are not subscribed are discarded. >No exceptions. >---- >To subscribe or unsubscribe, go to the bottom of this page (also can >be used to change other email options): ><http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/nafex>http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/nafex >File attachments are NOT stripped by this list. >TAKE STEPS TO PROTECT YOURSELF FROM COMPUTER
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Plant & Soil Science PSS 195 Z1 (CRN: 60710) Tree Fruit Production (Credit Hours: 3)
Summer 2010
Students will learn principles and practices of commercial tree fruit production, including site selection and preparation, varietal selection, tree training, nutrient, water and pest management, harvest and post harvest considerations. Special emphasis will be placed on environmental and economic sustainability of the orchard system. The class will apply knowledge of
integrated horticultural and pest management practices in a real orchard setting. Pre/co-requisites: PSS 10 or 21 or 1 semester biology or permission. The class format will consist of a combination of classroom lectures, hands-on fieldwork, and visits to local commercial orchards.
Instructor(s): Terence Lee Bradshaw
Location and Class Time:
* For meeting day(s): Tuesday, Friday o Meeting time is 8:45am to 3:45pm o Class location is UVM Horticulture Research Center <http://pss.uvm.edu/dept/hort_farm/> o Semester Dates: June 15, 2010 to July 9, 2010 o This course is approved for Undergraduate Credit only
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