Newsletters, Reports and Articles

Newsletters

• 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)

Pests, IPM, etc.

• 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

Training, Pruning, Varieties

• 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
• 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 21^st 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

• Seasonal Monthly Rainfall Records (NW Station) 1982 - 2007
• 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
• 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: 7-24-07