UVM Apple Orchard - Horticulture

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The UVM Apple Program:

Extension and Research for the commercial tree fruit grower in Vermont and beyond...

"Everything Apple" Video Gallery

Planting and Propagation

T-budding (Pennsylvania State University)
Breeding (University of Minnesota)
Planting (University of Massachusetts)
Cutting scion wood (Fruitwise Heritage Apples (UK))
Cleft graft (Fruitwise Heritage Apples (UK))
Rind graft (bark graft) (Fruitwise Heritage Apples (UK))
Saddle graft (Fruitwise Heritage Apples (UK))
Whip and tongue graft (Fruitwise Heritage Apples (UK))
Chip budding (Fruitwise Heritage Apples (UK))

Cultivar Selection

Select varieties (Pennsylvania State University)
Early fuji varieties (University of Massachusetts)
Cameo on different rootstocks (University of Massachusetts)
Liberty (University of Massachusetts)
Crimson Topaz (University of Massachusetts)
Silken and Lindamac (University of Massachusetts)
Sansa, Ginger Gold, Zestar! (University of Massachusetts)
Slender-axis McIntosh and Lindamac (University of Massachusetts)

Training, Trellises, and Pruning

Planting tall-spindle (University of Massachusetts)
Tall-spindle fruit 2nd leaf Honeycrisp (University of Massachusetts)
Tall-spindle fruit 2nd leaf many varieties (University of Massachusetts)
BA (Promalin) to enhance branching (University of Massachusetts)
Training (University of Massachusetts)
How NOT to trellis (University of Massachusetts)
Summer pruning (Michigan State University)
Pruning tall-spindle (University of Massachusetts)
Pruning central-leader (University of Massachusetts)
General Pruning Basics (University of Vermont)

Thinning

Summer thinning (Michigan State University)
Young thinning gauge (University of Massachusetts)

Integrated Pest Management (IPM)

Sprayer calibration part 1, part 2 (Cornell University)
Fire blight (University of Massachusetts)
Save early scab season sprays (University of Massachusetts)
Potential Ascospore Dose (PAD) for scab (University of Massachusetts)
Oil sprays, tarnished plant bug (TPB) sprays (University of Massachusetts)
Oblique banded leafroller (OBLR) traps (University of Massachusetts)
Leafminer and TPB traps (University of Massachusetts)
Personal protective equipment (PPE) for spraying (Michigan State University)
Scab prevention (Michigan State University)
Orchard IPM (University of Wisconsin)
Common diseases (University of Nebraska)
Common sense IPM (University of Nebraska)
Insect traps (University of Nebraska)

Harvest, Ripeness, Maturity

Ripeness and tasting (University of Minnesota)
Ripeness (University of Maine)
How to harvest and store apples (University of Maine)

Ground Cover Management

Fertilizing (Michigan State University)
Mulch (University of Nebraska)
Orchard soil health protocol (Cornell University)

General Tips

Summer tips (Michigan State University)

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