This publication will help you decide if a home orchard is right for you. It also gives guidelines for growers, how to plan your home for an orchard, planting and early care, care of bearing trees as well as harvesting and storage.
All sweet cherry varieties, except Stella and some Stella crosses, are self-incompatible and must be cross-pollinated for satisfactory yields. Royal Ann (Napoleon), Bing, and Lambert are cross-incompatible as are some other combinations of varieties.
A given variety of apple or pear reaches harvest maturity at about the same time each year. In districts with cool growing seasons, fruit usually matures later than in the warmer districts. Within a district, the time of maturity varies slightly from season to season. In order of importance, then,...
When you follow one of the several successful ways to train peach trees, you’ll produce structurally strong trees that can carry heavy crops without breakage. Following one of these training methods is essential.
Published August 1994. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
Reprinted June 1993. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
Published March 1993. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
Published May 1992. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog