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.
Apple Resources for Umatilla County
Umatilla County is the apple capital of Oregon and produces ~2200 acres of apples.
Yesterday's Orchard, Today's Home: Legacy Pesticides on Former Orchards
Residues of lead arsenate, DDT, and other persistent pesticides may be in soil where orchards once grew and homes now stand. This report discusses how to investigate former pesticide use and current pesticide residues on your ...
Growing Hazelnuts in the Pacific Northwest: Orchard Site Selection
This publication describes factors to consider when deciding to plant a hazelnut orchard and includes a table of native productivity ratings for soil series types in the Willamette Valley.
Cherry Training Systems: Selection and Development
Describes three training systems: Steep Leader, Spanish Bush, and Vogel Central Leader. Discusses appropriate uses of each training system based on soil conditions, rootstocks and varieties, and system characteristics. For each system, ...
Growing Walnuts in Oregon
Designed for both commercial and home growers. Explains how to determine whether the soil is appropriate for planting walnut trees. Covers different types of walnuts, including Franquette, Spurgeon, Hartley, Manregian, Carpathian, and ...
Get a leg up on fruit tree problems with dormant oils
Three low-toxicity pesticides help with disease and pest control
OSU scientists invent rain-resistant coating that cuts cherry cracking in half
The edible biofilm could save a whole season's crop in a rainy year.
Oregon Small Farm News
Oregon Small Farm News is a free online newsletter that concentrates on both commercial small farm entrepreneurs as well as non-commercial small acreage landowners. Our focus embraces organic/biological and conventional farming systems.
How the Rogue Valley became famous for pears
The Rogue Valley growers were pioneers in pear production, growing over 24 varieties and setting quality standards in packing pears. The Rogue Valley was the first and largest red pear growing region in the Pacific Northwest in...