Hazelnut Pollinizer Cultivars: Gamma (OSU 589.028), Delta (OSU 510.041),...
Oregon State University released four new eastern filbert blight (EFB) resistant cultivars as pollinizers in January 2002. These cultivars provide pollinizer options for the midseason through very late...
View ArticleGrowing Kiwifruit
Good sources of Vitamin C, kiwifruit grow on vines, and will survive in the Northwest. Authors provide an evaluation of kiwi species they have tested. Site selection, vineyard planting and...
View ArticleSantiam Hazelnut (OSU 509.064)
Describes characteristics of 'Santiam', a new hazelnut cultivar from Oregon State University that is resistant to eastern filbert blight. EM 8890 Published July 2005 3 pages
View ArticleApple Scab
Apple scab is a significant problem in the climate of the Pacific Northwest. This publication discusses the symptoms of the disease and the pathogen and disease cycle. Recommends controls and spray...
View ArticleGrowing 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,...
View ArticleSacajawea Hazelnut (OSU 540.130)
Describes characteristics of 'Sacajawea', a new hazelnut cultivar released by Oregon State University. EM 8914 Published August 2006 3 pages
View ArticleSweet Cherry Cultivars for the Fresh Market
Describes dark red and blush sweet cherry cultivars, including harvest timing, color when ripe, suggested pollinizers and rootstocks, size, firmness, yield potential, and other traits. Includes color...
View ArticleGrowing Blackberries in Your Home Garden
Describes how to grow blackberries in a home garden. Covers types, growth and fruiting cycles; how to establish a planting, select a site and cultivars, determine soil requirements, prepare soil,...
View ArticleProtecting Grapevines from Winter Injury
Winegrape production in the Pacific Northwest has expanded into areas where low winter temperatures periodically cause cane damage or death. Canes can be protected from freeze damage by burying them or...
View ArticleGrowing Raspberries in Your Home Garden
Explains how to grow black, red, and purple raspberries in a home garden. Covers cultivar and site selection, soil preparation, fertilization, and planting. Discusses how to build hedgerow and hill...
View ArticleGrowing Blueberries in Your Home Garden
Describes how to grow highbush and cultivated blueberries in a home garden. Covers how to establish a planting, select a site and cultivars, determine soil requirements, prepare soil, plant, control...
View ArticleSelecting Fruit Tree Varieties for Central Oregon Landscaping and Home Orchards
Several kinds of fruit trees can be grown successfully in Central Oregon. The challenge lies in selecting varieties that are most likely to bear fruit in the region. EC 1622 Published May 2008 4 pages
View ArticleSelecting Berry Crop Varieties for Central Oregon
Several kinds of berry crops can be grown successfully in Central Oregon. The key is to select varieties suited to local growing conditions and to follow recommendations for planting and care. EC 1621...
View ArticleYamhill Hazelnut (OSU 542.102)
Describes characteristics of 'Yamhill', a new hazelnut cultivar released by Oregon State University. EM 8987 Published August 2009 4 pages
View ArticleStoring Pumpkin and Winter Squash at Home
All pumpkins and hard-shelled winter squash may be stored at the end of the growing season for use well into the new year. EC 1632 Revised September 2009 1 page
View ArticleGrowing Tree Fruits and Nuts in the Home Orchard
This publication will help you decide if a home orchard is right for you. It also gives guidelines for growers and describes how to plan your home orchard, planting and early care, care of bearing...
View ArticleSweet Cherry Rootstocks for the Pacific Northwest
Sweet cherry scion cultivars have been selected over millennia for many reasons, but over the past century, breeding programs have concentrated mainly on achieving improved characteristics such as...
View ArticleHard Cider Production and Orchard Management in the Pacific Northwest
Making hard cider for both commercial and private enjoyment is the target of renewed interest in areas that are well suited to growing apples. This manual provides basic information on the many...
View ArticleGrowing Table Grapes
A reference for the home gardener or small-scale grower on how grapes grow; how to establish a planting; how to maintain an established planting, including pruning and training; tips for harvest; and...
View ArticleJefferson Hazelnut (OSU 703.007)
Describes characteristics of 'Jefferson', a hazelnut cultivar released by Oregon State University in January 2009. EM 9028 Published July 2011 5 pages
View ArticleTraining and Pruning Your Home Orchard
Provides general rules for training, pruning, and limb bending, and explains open-center, central-leader, and espalier training. Outlines specific guidelines for training and pruning apple, pear, sweet...
View ArticleSweet Cherry Orchard Establishment in the Pacific Northwest
Regularly producing sustainable yields of high-quality cherries is possible only where site and other conditions are near optimal. This publication summarizes factors to consider when establishing a...
View ArticleSweet Cherry Cultivars for Brining, Freezing, and Canning in Oregon
This publication gives an overview of processing cherry production in Oregon and describes cherry cultivars used for brining, freezing, and canning. It also provides information on diverting...
View ArticleGrowing Strawberries in Your Home Garden
Describes various varieties of June-bearing, everbearing, and day-neutral strawberries and when they produce crops. Explains where to plant strawberries and how to rotate a strawberry patch to optimize...
View ArticleScouting for Grape Powdery Mildew
This publication provides vineyard owners with approaches for finding the first occurrence of grape powdery mildew. The publication covers tactics to manage powdery mildew, including use of fungicides...
View ArticleHow to Measure Dormant Pruning Weights of Grapevines
Pruning weights are the best way to monitor vine growth and vine size changes caused by vineyard management practices. It is easy to gather these data during routine, annual pruning. EM 9069 Published...
View ArticleUnderstanding Vine Balance: An Important Concept in Vineyard Management
Vineyard design and management methods that create vine balance will help sustain productive yields, achieve desired fruit quality and maintain vine health. Different climates across Oregon will affect...
View ArticleThe Role of Canopy Management in Vine Balance
Canopy management is critical to successful winegrape production. Canopy management begins with vineyard design and includes decisions about soil, water, cover cropping, fertilization and weed control....
View ArticleHow to Measure Grapevine Leaf Area
Leaf area measurements are used to determine areas of high or low vigor in a vineyard. It is also a way to calculate vine balance. EM 9070 Published June 2013 8 pages
View ArticleGrowing Hazelnuts in the Pacific Northwest: Orchard Design
This publication outlines hazelnut orchard design considerations, including density and yield, spacing and arrangement of permanent trees, and loading zones. It also includes a brief description of...
View ArticleGrowing 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. EM 9076...
View ArticleGrowing Hazelnuts in the Pacific Northwest: Plant Propagation
This publication provides guidelines for purchasing and propagating planting stock. It describes simple layering, tie-off layering, grafting, and cuttings. EM 9075 Published November 2013 7 pages
View ArticleGrowing Hazelnuts in the Pacific Northwest: Pollination and Nut Development
This publication provides a glossary of botanical terms related to hazelnut pollination and describes the flower and nut development process, pollination, and related issues. EM 9074 Published November...
View ArticleGrowing Hazelnuts in the Pacific Northwest: Varieties
This publication includes tables that summarize characteristics of the main hazelnut varieties produced in the United States, lists varieties' susceptibility to eastern filbert blight, and shows...
View ArticleGrowing Hazelnuts in the Pacific Northwest: Integrated Pest Management
This publication provides an overview of insect, disease, and vertebrate pest management in hazelnut. EM 9081 Published November 2013 15 pages
View ArticleGrowing Hazelnuts in the Pacific Northwest: Introduction
This publication gives a brief introduction to hazelnuts, which are sometimes called filberts. It provides an overview of hazelnut history, growth and production, geographic distribution, and hazelnut...
View ArticleGrowing Hazelnuts in the Pacific Northwest: Orchard Nutrition
This publication lists the components of a comprehensive nutrient management strategy and provides nutrition guidelines for mature and new hazelnut orchards. EM 9080 Published November 2013 5 pages
View ArticleGrowing Hazelnuts in the Pacific Northwest: Orchard Floor Management
This publication describes hazelnut orchard weed management practices including flailing, herbicides, intercropping, cover crops, and sucker control. It also briefly describes procedures used during...
View ArticleGrowing Hazelnuts in the Pacific Northwest: Training and Pruning
This publication describes practices for pruning young hazelnut trees and mature orchards. EM 9078 Published November 2013 3 pages
View ArticleBlackberry Cultivars for Oregon
This publication describes blackberry cultivars, including trailing, erect, semierect, primocane-fruiting erect, and blackberry/red raspberry hybrids. It includes information on commercial value and...
View ArticleBlueberry Cultivars for the Pacific Northwest
This publication describes blueberry cultivars, including northern highbush, southern highbush, rabbiteye, lowbush, and half-high types. It includes information on commercial value and identifies which...
View ArticleRaspberry Cultivars for the Pacific Northwest
This publication describes raspberry cultivars, including red, yellow, black, and purple types. It explains the difference between floricane-fruiting and primocane-fruiting cultivars, includes...
View ArticleStrawberry Cultivars for Western Oregon and Washington
This publication describes strawberry cultivars, including June-bearing, everbearing, and day-neutral types. It includes information on commercial value and identifies which cultivars work well for...
View ArticleSpotted Wing Drosophila: A Quick, 7-Step Guide to Detecting SWD Larvae in Fruit
This brief guide illustrates how to test fruit for the presence of larvae from the Spotted Wing Drosophila. EM 9097 Published October 2014 2 pages
View ArticleA Detailed Guide for Testing Fruit for the Presence of Spotted Wing...
This detailed guide illustrates how to test fruit for the presence of the Spotted Wing Drosophila larvae by crushing the fruit, immersing it into a salt or sugar solution, and examining the fruit...
View ArticleManaging Diseases and Insects in Home Orchards
This publication recommends management practices for controlling diseases and insects in home orchards. This pest management guide is for the home gardener. It doesn't meet the exacting requirements of...
View ArticleGrowing Berries on the Oregon Coast: Gooseberries, Currants, and Other Minor...
Information on growing gooseberries, currants, and other minor berries on the Oregon Coast, including site selection, soil, cultivars, planting systems, irrigation, mulching, fertilization, harvesting,...
View ArticleGrowing Berries on the Oregon Coast: Strawberries
Information on growing strawberries on the Oregon Coast, including site selection, soil, cultivars, planting systems, irrigation, mulching, fertilization, harvesting, renovation, and handling pests and...
View ArticleStrawberry Nutrient Management Guide for Oregon and Washington
Strawberry growers in Oregon and Washington raise fruit for both the processed and fresh markets, using both conventional and certified organic systems. This guide explains nutrient management for...
View ArticleGrowing Kiwifruit in Your Home Garden
You may know kiwifruit by what you see in the grocery store: a fuzzy brown egg-shaped fruit with green or golden flesh. Other species of kiwifruit bear bite-sized fruit with smooth, edible skin. Which...
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