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28 FEBRUARY 15, 2016 Good Fruit Grower www.goodfruit.com W hen orchardist Dave Taber planted 35 acres of Honeycrisp in 2014, he was determined to do everything right in order to maximize production and profitability. The planting was split between two locations with 10 acres at one site and 25 at another. Last fall, Taber, of Oroville, Washington, hosted a field tour at the 10-acre site, which also has a half-acre rootstock trial planted in collaboration with Tom Auvil, research horticulturist with the Washington Tree Fruit Research Commission. Taber explained that the site, a former apple orchard, had been left fallow for about 12 years, but he followed advice to fumigate anyway. The ground was irrigated and fumigated in the fall of 2013 and the trees planted in early spring 2014. Planting early gave the trees a head start, he said, and there was a noticeable increase in growth com- pared to other trees he planted a month later. "Every day counts in the spring," he stressed. The RIGHT START Dave Taber is working to maximize his chances of success with a new Honeycrisp planting. by Geraldine Warner "If you stumble at all with any young trees, but especially these, it will affect you forever." —Dave Taber AVOID THE ORCHARD OF NO RETURN WITH SOIL FUMIGATION CALL TODAY TO SCHEDULE YOUR APPLICATION: Northwest Washington: Tim Purcell 360-630-4285 Yakima Valley: Robert Rauert 509-728-2004 Columbia Basin: Jason Rainer 509-731-5424 Okanogon Valley: Adam Zediker 509-828-0691 Oregon: David Sbur 971-563-8848 Office 360-225-3588 Soil fumigation in replanted orchards produces earlier, bigger yields and higher profits—not just in the early years, but over the life of the orchard. Trident Agricultural Products can help you create that orchard. With 30+ years of experience, Trident is the Pacific Northwest's soil fumigation specialist. Trident offers custom application of Telone ® C-17, Telone C-35 and Pic-Clor 60. Applications can be made in tree fruit, hops, grapes, berries and nursery crops. ® Trademark of the Dow Chemical Company ("Dow") or an af�iliated company of Dow. Telone is a federally restricted use pesticide. Always read and follow label directions.