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California Tree Fruit Bloom 2023

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Bloom has begun for early varieties of peaches, nectarines, and plums in California’s Central Valley marking the start of a productive and successful season to come. This process starts with the activation of buds that have been in a dormant state throughout the winter. As temperatures rise above 65 degrees for prolonged periods, the buds […]

California Chill Hours

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So far, California’s San Joaquin Valley has been having a chilly winter, which is just what our stone fruit trees need to allow for record-high yields. Seasonal chill hours are a critical component of tree fruit production, typically tracked as hours where the temperature is below 45 degrees from November 1st – March 1st. If […]

California Crop Conditions

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California crops in the Central Valley are developing well. Bloom time had favorable weather patterns for most of the period and apricot, peach, pear, and cherry crops appear to be set well. The past year had poor crops overall, and this year seems to be the opposite of that. Bloom time occurred a little later […]

Fruit Trees Behind Normal Bud Development

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As the winter snowpack melts over the spring and summer, it is a significant source of irrigation water for Washington State farms.  The snowpack in Washington tends to peak in April.  This year statewide snowpack measured 80% of normal according to the Department of Ecology. Federal water supply forecasters predict lower available water supplies this summer in […]

California Tree Fruit February 12, 2019

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The earliest tree fruit varieties are currently out in bloom in the Fresno area in California. The recent cold and wet weather in California had been preceded by warmer weather that started the tree fruit crops blooming. Cold night temperatures and wet stormy weather expected now through most of the month of February may have […]