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Fresh fruit is a delicious treat that can be enjoyed any time of year, but consumption seems to heat up as the mercury rises. Many fruits come into season in spring and summer. Cherries, melons, plums, nectarines, and blueberries are just some of the tasty fruits that are typically enjoyed during...
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Apples:
Growth stage: Apple fruits ranging from 25–40 mm wide
Whole apple tree dieback
June-bearing strawberries:
Growth stage update: Fruit ripening and harvest
Planning for field renovation and care during late-season dry spells...
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Apples:
Site specific strategies: Bocking series comfrey orchard ground cover
Grapes:
Growth update: Bloom
Raspberries:
Update on diseased canes in SE Minnesota
Apples
Site-specific strategies: Bocking series comfrey orchard...
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Apples:
Growth stage updates: Apples between 12–24 mm, rapid shoot growth
Removing newly emerging water sprouts
Apple scab update
Grapes:
Growth stage update: 6–8 leaves separated
Bloom: Petiole sampling for nutrient analysis
Berry...
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Apples:
Growth stage update: Fruitlets between 8-20 mm
Training for young free-standing apple trees
Grapes:
Training young grapevines
Grapes
Training young grapevines
Images: Grapevines can be planted and established...
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Apples
Growth stage update: Petal fall
Pest highlight: Plum curculio
Grapes
Growth stage update: Pre-bloom
Article: Understanding trellis "anatomy" for cold climate grape establishment
Shoot tucking VSP vines
Pest highlight: Grape...
This fruit update contains information about…
Apples
Growth stage update: pink- bloom.
Considerations for fruit thinning during bloom
Grapes
Growth stage update:
Early-season shoot thinning.
Raspberries
Raspberry cane diseases
Honeyberries
Growth stage update: bloom, and pollination...
This fruit update contains information about…
Apples
Growth stage update: tight cluster.
Pest highlight: European red mites (ERM) + Beneficial insect highlight: Predatory mites
Grapes
About grapevine foliar and fruit diseases.
Additional fruit crop growth stage updates: Tart cherry, Pear,...
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This article marks the beginning of the 2025 UMN Fruit Updates, where information is gathered and shared in real time about current happenings and production requirements for fruit crops in Minnesota and the Upper Midwest. These articles...
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Given that it's November, we're far away from the start of the growing season, but now is a good time to think about ordering apple bare root trees for future plantings; which may mean receiving plants for establishment in 2026 when...
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