Field-grown red maple (Acerrubrum) trees often develop foliar chlorosis during mid- to late summer. Initially, the condition appears as mild interveinal chlorosis in newly developing foliage. As symptoms intensify, entire leaves turn chlorotic. Under severe conditions, interveinal necrosis occurs. Chlorotic plants often have reduced height and caliper. The chlorosis is...
Weeds reduce the value of nursery crops. They compete with crops for nutrients, light, and water. Some vine weeds climb nursery crops, requiring excessive labor for hand removal. Most serious are perennial weeds, which can be harvested with nursery crops and infest the field or landscape where they are subsequently...
Weeds compete with commercial crops for nutrients, water, and light. Competition from weeds is particularly important in container crops due to the crops’ limited root volume. Weeds also harbor insects, disease organisms, and vertebrate pests. Marketable nursery crops must be free of weed,
insect, and pathogen pests.
Soil acidification sometimes is necessary for optimum plant growth
west of the Cascade Mountain Range. Commercial producers of
blueberries, azaleas, rhododendrons, and other ornamentals may
need to reduce soil pH for optimum production.
Soil acidification is best performed prior to planting; it is much
more difficult in established plantings. No...