Tree Fruits & Nuts

Production

• Mid-Columbia Agricultural Research and Extension Center Oregon State University. Weather links and pest models, soil fertility, pest management, post harvest and integrated fruit production information.
• Tree Fruit Research & Extension Center Washington State University. Soils and nutrition, pest management, horticulture, post harvest and organic production information.
• Irrigating Deciduous Fruit and Nut Trees in Oregon (pdf)
• Nutrient Disorders in Tree Fruits (pdf) PNW Extension Publication
• Analysis of Nutrient Disorders in Tree Fruits and Small Fruits (pdf)
• Using Horticultural Mineral Oils to Control Orchard Pests - Learn more - PNW Extension Publication
• Budding and Grafting Fruit Trees video - Learn more
• Apples and pears: Oregon State University and Washington State University
  • Orchard Economics: The Costs and Returns of Establishing and Producing Medium Density Braeburn Apples on M7a Rootstock Utilizing a Three Wire Trellis System in the Hood River Valley - Learn More
  • Orchard Economics: Establishing and Producing Medium-Density Apples in Hood River County (pdf)
  • Orchard Economics: Establishing and Producing High-Density Pears in Hood River County (pdf)
  • Apples Nutrient Management Guide ( pdf )
  • Training Apple Trees in Commercial Orchards - Learn more – PNW Extension Publication
  • Pruning Apple Trees in Commercial Orchards - Learn more - PNW Extension Publication
  • Pear Fertilizer Guide (Available only online) (pdf)
  • Training Pear Trees in Commercial Orchards - Learn more - PNW Extension Publication
  • Pruning Mature Pear Trees in Commercial Orchards - Learn more - PNW Extension Publication
  • Picking and Storing Apples and Pears (pdf)
• Stone fruit: Oregon State University
  • Cherry Training Systems: Selection and Development (pdf)
  • Selecting Peach and Nectarine Varieties for the Willamette Valley (pdf)
  • Training and Pruning Commercial Peach Orchards (pdf)
• Hazelnuts and walnuts: Oregon State University
  • Orchard Economics: The Costs and Returns of Establishing and Producing Hazelnuts in the Willamette Valley - Learn More
  • Growing Hazelnuts in the Pacific Northwest - Learn More Oregon State University
  • Hazelnuts Nutrient Management Guide (pdf) Oregon State University
  • Growing Walnuts in Oregon (pdf)
• Organic Tree Fruit Management book Learn more

• ATTRA Fruit Publications
• Pennsylvania Tree Fruit Production Guide – Pennsylvania State University
• Virtual Orchard -- University of Vermont

Pest Management

• OSU Integrated Plant Protection Center This center publishes the PNW Pest Management Handbooks, provides extensive weather station links and pest and crop models, coordinates pest management and pesticide safety training
• Pest Management Guide for Tree Fruits in the Mid-Columbia (pdf)
• Apple Pest Management Guide for the Willamette Valley (pdf)
• Scab-Immune Apple Varieties for New Orchards (pdf)
• Apple Scab (pdf)
• Pear Pest Management Guide for the Willamette Valley (pdf)
• Cherry Pest Management Guide for the Willamette Valley (pdf)
• Peach Pest Management Guide for the Willamette Valley (pdf)
• Prune and Plum Pest Management Guide for the Willamette Valley (pdf)
• Hazelnut Pest Management Guide for the Willamette Valley (pdf)
• Detecting and Controlling Eastern Filbert Blight (pdf)
• Walnut Pest Management Guide for the Willamette Valley (pdf)
• Functional Ecology in Orchards – Michigan State University

Gardening

• Pruning to Restore an Old, Neglected Apple Tree (html)
• Managing Diseases and Insects in Home Orchards (pdf)
• Harvesting, Handling, and Storing Nuts from the Home Orchard: Hazelnuts, Walnuts, Chestnuts (html)
• Home Orchard Society