How to establish a wine grape vineyard
While the type of soil is important, location takes precedence when starting a vineyard for wine production.
Growing Tree Fruits Successfully
Selecting and preparing the site and soil, irrigation, rootstocks and varieties, planting, pruning and thinning fruit, pest management, and maintenance schedule.
Growing nut trees in your back yard or orchard
Growing nut trees in Oregon
Fruit recommendations for Central Oregon
Q: Could you offer some proven winners that have succeeded in Bend's climate/conditions? These could be fruit trees, fruiting vines, hardy plants, or shrubs. Any named varieties that have been particularly successful? Edibility is a big factor (i.e., while many Sorbus sp. are planted here, they appear to be strictly ornamental with awful-tasting fruit).
Cherry tree grafting, how and when?
Q: The top (grafted part) of our dwarf cherry tree died. We have other cherry trees and would like to graft a new top on it. What is the best type of graft to make?
Growing berries, fruit trees, roses and native plants in Central Oregon
OSU Extension publications show how to grow several kinds of berries, fruit trees, roses and native plants in Central Oregon.
Fruit tree fertilization
Concepts from start to finish in fertilization.
Can a pluot pollinator be plum or apricot?
Q: I have a Flavor Supreme pluot. The year before last it had a lot of fruit. I do not have a pollinator for it, but the neighbor's have a plum. Last year it had only a few fruits. I want to get a pollinator. According to what I read it needs to be another pluot or a plum (there is a list of them). Why can't it be an apricot?
Planting and caring for a fruit tree
Planting a new fruit tree? Dig a big hole, wait to apply fertilizer and keep an eye on pests. Here are more quick tips for taking care of your transplanted tree.
Restore those old fruit trees
You have been looking at that large, old, unkempt fruit tree in your yard for some time, wondering what to do with it. Should you save the tree, or remove it and start over? Let's look at what's involved in restoring a neglected fruit tree to health.