Publications
Extension Bulletins
WSU Bulletins
A wide range of useful publications in the Fruit Horticulture area are available to the public from WSU Cooperative Extension, some oriented to commercial agriculture and others to home orchard needs.
For bulletins giving information on pests and diseases, see Pest Problems
Catalog of Extension Bulletins
To obtain a list of bulletins for any of the general headings in this section, on the bulletins Advanced Search page, select the appropriate topic in the Search by Category drop down list and click the SEARCH button.
Fruit – mostly subjects related to commercial orchard fruit production, as a general topic
Small Fruit – covers small fruit, grapes, berries with mostly commercial orientation
Berries – cultural topics, commercial and home area
- Growing Small Fruits in the Home Garden (EB 1640)
- Raspberry & Strawberry Root Rots in Home Gardens (EB 1082)
Grapes – mostly commercial orientation
Tree Fruit – mostly commercial orientation
- Fruit Handbook for Western Washington: Varieties and Culture (EB 0937)
- Why Fruit Trees Fail to Bear (EB 0838)
Apples – general, commercial, some home orchard topics
- Growing Jonagold in Western Washington (EB 1804) – contains much information on soils, nutrition, site selection, cultural techniques applicable to any orchard
- Crabapples for Western Washington Landscapes (EB 1809)
- Apple Cultivars for Puget Sound (EB 1436)
Nuts – general, some home orchard information
Pears – general, some home orchard information
- Training Pear Trees in Commercial Orchards (PNW 0403)
- Pruning Mature Pear Trees in Commercial Orchards (PNW 0405)
Stone Fruit – mostly commercial orientation, for eastern-central Washington climate
Landscaping
Ornamental Trees, Shrubs, Flowers
- Chemical & Weed Control for Home Grounds (EB 1214)
- Chemical Control for Woody Plants, Stumps & Trees (EB 1551)
- Propagating Deciduous & Evergreen Shrubs, Trees, Vines With Stem Cuttings (PNW 0152)
- Grafting & Budding Plants to Propagate, Topwork, Repair (PNW 0496)
- Winter Injury of Landscape Plants in the Pacific Northwest (EB 1645)
Bulletins from Other Research Centers
Choosing Pear Rootstocks for the Pacific Northwest (Oregon State University) – a comprehensive discussion of the best rootstocks for pears and Asian pears in our area
Picking and Storing Apples & Pears (Oregon State University) – tips for timing of apple and pear harvest, how to store fruit
Grafting & Budding Fruit Trees (University of Minnesota) – comprehensive and well diagramed description of different budding and grafting methods
Microirrigation for Orchard & Row Crops (Colorado State University) – discussion of various microirrigation systems with links to further information
Disease Resistant Apple Cultivars (University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada) – characteristics and descriptions of scab-immune apple introductions
Station Circulars & Handouts
Scionwood Order Form, mail order form to obtain scionwood from non-restricted varieties of tree fruit on trial at WSU-Mount Vernon. See list of available Scionwood Varieties.
NOTE: Deadline for Spring 2008 is January 18, 2008. The Varieties List for Spring 2008 will be posted November 2007.
Send to:
Fruit Horticulture Dept.
WSU-NWREC
16650 State Rt. 536
Mount Vernon, WA, 98273
Handouts
Some of the information on cultural practices for the home orchardist and backyard gardener presented at training sessions, field days, and orchard tours is also available to the public in condensed form as handouts.
Pruning Grape Vines for the home garden
Tree Fruit Harvest, Maturity and Storage