Newsletters, Reports and Articles
- Fruit Grower Newsletter
- Northern Michigan Fruit-Net (Fax-Net) April - September
- NW Michigan IPM News
- eNews Updates
- NW Michigan Apple Maturity Report (updated weekly during the season)
- Fruit CAT Alert
Research Progress and Impact Reports New on 4-11-05
- Safeguarding the Supply of Specialty Crops (pdf)
- Protecting Orchards from Fire Blight Bacterium (pdf)
- Guarding Michigan Fruit and Nut Trees Against Root Rot (pdf)
- Cherry Leaf Spot and a Lot of Rain New on 5-16-06
- Minimal Spray Strategy for Frosted Apples New on 5-16-06
- A Long Look at Fire Blight New on 5-16-06
- Cherry Fungicide Timing Table (pdf) New on 4-22-05
- Cherry Orchard Floor Management (pdf) New on 1-30-04
- Bacterial Canker Control For Sweet Cherries Updated on 4-17-03
- Pre-Harvest Disease Control in Cherry (pdf) New on 6-23-05
- Cherry Leaf Spot Infection Chart (html) or PDF
- Bracing for a Possible Cherry Leaf Spot Epidemic (pdf) New on 6-16-04
- Mills Chart for Apple Scab Infection Updated on 5-01-03
- Management of Cherry Powdery Mildew (pdf) New on 5-18-04
- Control Crown Gall at Planting Updated on 4-26-02
- Controlling Peach Tree Borer
- Cherry Fruit Fly Look Alikes
- Fruit Fly Wing Band Patterns
- Gibberellic Acid on Cherry Updated on 5-10-06
- Ethephon Use on Cherry or PDF Updated on 6-22-05
- Using Spray Oils For Insect Control
- Getting The Most From Roundup
- EPA Chemical Resistance Catagory Selection Sheet
- Michigan Fruit Management Guide E-154
- Codling Moth Control Timings - 1st Generation (pdf) New on 5-26-04
- Summer Leafroller Control - 2005 (pdf) New on 6-23-05
- Mite Control in Cherry 2005 (pdf) New on 6-23-05
- Post-Harvest Control of Two-Spotted Spider Mites in Cherry New on 7-26-05
- How to Calculate Growing Degree Days (pdf) New on 6-23-05
- Transitioning to Certified Organic in Michigan, Where to Start? (pdf) New on 11-4-09
- Post Harvest Pruning in Cherries New on 7-26-05
- Montmorency Training Updated on 4-16-01
- Balaton® Training Updated on 4-16-01
- Growing Balaton® - Horticultural Considerations
- Training and Pruning Young Cherry Trees E-1744
- Mechanical Summer Tipping of Tart Cherry
- Training Dwarf Sweet Cherry for Hand Harvest New on 4-16-01
- Training Dwarf Sweet Cherry for Processing New on 4-16-01
- Debudding Sweet Cherry New on 4-16-01
- Tips for Training and Pruning of Sweet Cherry on Gisela Rootstocks New on 4/12/07
- Early 21st Century Cherry Varieties for the Great Lakes and Eastern North America Updated on 1-12-07
- Brine Type Sweet Cherries for the Eastern U.S. New on 3-18-03
- Canning & Freezing Varieties of Sweet Cherries New on 3-18-03
- Fresh Market Sweet Cherry Varieties New on 3-18-03
- Sweet Cherry Varieties for Eastern U.S. New update on 1-27-04
- Dark Sweet Cherry Varieties
- Light Sweet Cherry Varieties
- Sweet Cherry Bloom Dates (pdf) Updated on 3-10-06
- Sweet Cherry Cracking Averages
- Sweet Cherry Pollination Chart (pdf) Updated on 7-13-06
- Cherries for the Backyard in Michigan (pdf) New on 7/24/07
General
- (GAP) Good Agricultural Practices Information
- Presentations from the 2008 and 2009 NW Michigan Orchard and Vineyard Show
- Seasonal Monthly Rainfall Records (NW Station) 1982 - 2009
- Seasonal Monthly Evaporation Records (NW Station) 1982 - 2009
- Historical Bloom Dates in NW Michigan (pdf) New on 3-31-06
- Inexpensive "Do It Yourself" Spill Kit
- Irrigation Table for Fruit Trees
- Noticed Some Sorry Looking Strawberry Plants?
- Calculating Growing Degree Days
- Calculation of Baskerville-Emin ("BE") Growing Degee Days (pdf) New on 7-23-09
- Critical Temperatures for Fruit Bud Damage as posted by Mark Longstroth - SW Mi. Dist. Fruit. Agent
- Winter Injury In Young Montmorency Cherries New on 5-7-04
- Fertilizing Fruit Trees (E-852) written by Eric Hanson - MSU Dept.of Hort as posted by Mark Longstroth - SW Mi. Dist. Fruit. Agent
- MSU Fruit Leaf Analysis Guidelines (pdf) New on 10-25-05
- NW Michigan Fruit Leaf Analysis Interpretations 2005 (pdf) New on 10-25-05
- General Fruit Articles as posted by Mark Longstroth - SW Mi. Dist. Fruit. Agent
- Spreadsheet Downloads for Excel97
- Crash Testing
Please send any comments or suggestions
regarding this site to:
Bill Klein, kleinw@msu.edu
Last Revised: 12-17-09
