www.goodfruit.com GOOD FRUIT GROWER JULY 2017 3
Centerpiece
16 Expanding the
blueberry brand
Growers seek new varieties
to stretch season, refresh
slowing market.
Summer Fruits
8 Colorado's
canker crisis
Researchers and growers
join forces to work on
protecting peach trees.
10 Everything's
not peachy
Southeastern U.S. peach crop
hit hard by warm winter and
spring freeze — now growers
are preparing for the next time.
12 Plum pox plight
Michigan research station
recovers 10 years after infection
requires removal of orchards.
Good Grape
Grower
20 Too little water,
too much stress
Drastic reductions in
irrigation delivered decent
results in fi rst year of study.
But then came the next year.
Also in this issue
14 Thwarting a
cherry killer
Early research suggests
acclimating trees and sending
them into early dormancy may
help prevent bacterial canker.
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The essential resource for growers
Top Shelf blueberry variety at
Blueberry Hill Berries in Wapato,
Washington, in May. Read why
blueberry growers are planting
new varieties on Page 16.
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