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CO FEATURES FAMILY SUCCESSION 8 Information is key 14 The no-family dilemma 16 Borton Fruit turns 100 10 Five tree fruit trends 12 Transition brings uncertainty ORCHARD ECONOMICS 20 High-density cherry orchard economics 23 Cherry enterprise budgets available 26 Tart cherries as berries 34 How long can Honeycrisp prices last? 36 High yields are critical 40 Nursery trees are selling fast 29 The back story for tart cherries 30 Over-the-row harvest research 42 Red's not dead 47 High-density economics for apples 49 Prune peaches for size 54 Blueberry explosion 62 Light brown apple moth eradication unlikely 63 New orchard research structures in Michigan 64 Cherry research needed in Washington State 31 Salish launched in British Columbia 32 Farm labor solution is critical 51 Washington State-Chile partnership 52 Worried about labor 4 DECEMBER 2012 GOOD FRUIT GROWER www.goodfruit.com 14