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Gala heavy fruit set

Crop Load Management Update: 04/26/20

The post-bloom thinning window is well underway and several growers made thinner applications last week. Output from the Carbon Balance Model for four sites in western NC (Apple Wedge, Flat Rock,…

Apple tree

Crop Load Management Update (4/21/2020): A Surplus of Challenges

The good news: Many southeastern orchards had a relatively strong return bloom in 2020 and we observed excellent weather for pollinator activity. Many blocks appear to have a moderate to heavy…

tree shoots

Prohexadione Calcium to Manage Tree Vigor

I received multiple calls and e-mails regarding use of prohexadione calcium (P-Ca; Apogee or Kudos 27.5 WDG). Most of these inquires were related to managing bitter pit of ‘Honeycrisp’ apple with…

apple blossoms

Crop Load Management Update: Pink to Bloom

Recent warm temperatures accelerated reproductive bud development dramatically over the past week. Full bloom was reported at low elevation sites and high elevation sites have a range of bloom stages…

apple tree

Minimizing Blind Wood on Apple

Bud break has been observed across multiple apple cultivars in Western NC. Several treatments to increase lateral branching on young apple trees are effective at this time. Below are suggestions for…