Apricots

California Stone Fruit Update

Dan Winiecke · Mar 12, 2015

Cling peaches in California have past the statewide full bloom date. The official full bloom date was called as March 7. This is a couple of days earlier than last year. The bloom looked full, and weather was very good during most of the period, but some varieties appear to have had a little more […]

First Bloom

Dan Winiecke · Feb 4, 2015

The first stone fruit varieties to bloom in the greater Fresno area are currently out. The bloom this year is mostly uniform block by block, but some blocks are out sooner or later by a few days than they were last year. Low chill hours don’t seem to have had an impact on the uniformity […]

California Chill Hours

Dan Winiecke · Jan 12, 2015

The San Joaquin Valley in California has been experiencing a warm winter so far this year. Chilling hours necessary for tree fruit production are the lowest they have been in more than ten years. Poor chilling during the fall and winter months tends to lead to poor fruit set and quality in the spring and […]