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  Apples

  With more than 900 million pounds of apples produced per year, apples are Michigan's largest fruit crop. MSU Extension offers a variety of programming to assist farmers in orchard management and tree growth.

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• Predicted peak 2007 apple harvest dates

  Published on July 24, 2007
  

• Extreme fire blight risk in northwest Michigan

  Published on May 31, 2011
  With epiphytic infection potential levels well over 200 in the north and severe weather forecast for later today (May 31), the risk of fire blight infection is great.

• Dieback issues with McIntosh cultivars

  Published on May 4, 2010
  

• Michigan growers successfully manage codling moth with areawide mating disruption

  Published on April 14, 2009
  

• Monitoring and management strategies for apple maggot in 2010

  Published on July 13, 2010
  

• Michigan apple maturity reports – October 5, 2011

  Published on October 5, 2011
  Each week, MSU Extension educators test apples for maturity in their region and report the status.

• Use the proper insecticides for late season codling moth management in apples

  Published on September 5, 2006
  

• Mounding soil to avoid infestations of dogwood borer in apple

  Published on June 13, 2006
  

• Dieback issues in McIntosh cultivars in Michigan

  Published on August 24, 2010
  

• Some tips for planting fruit trees

  Published on April 13, 2011
  A few basic steps at planting time can impact longevity and performance of an orchard.

• West Michigan tree fruit update – June 19, 2018

  Published on June 19, 2018
  Primary apple scab is over for 2018.

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  Apples and the science behind them

  Published on September 20, 2018
  Crisp Michigan apples are ready for picking and eating. Let’s learn some plant science at the dinner table—apples edition!

• Northwest Michigan apple maturity report – September 25, 2013

  Published on September 25, 2013
  With good weather in the forecast, apple harvest will be in full swing for most regions of northwest Michigan.

• Grand Rapids area apple maturity report – September 25, 2013

  Published on September 25, 2013
  Harvest is well underway with excellent apple quality.

• Kasumin has been granted a Section 18 Specific Exemption for fire blight control for 2012

  Published on March 30, 2012
  This Section 18 exemption applies only to counties where streptomycin-resistant isolates of the fire blight pathogen have been detected.

• Michigan apple maturity reports – September 21, 2011

  Published on September 21, 2011
  Each week, MSU Extension educators test apples for maturity in their region and report the status.

• Apple scion and rootstock selection and planning for Michigan

  Published on April 1, 2008
  

• Emerging pest alert: The apple flea weevil

  Published on June 22, 2010
  

• Apples are being harvested later than predicted for 2011

  Published on August 23, 2011
  Apples are maturing slower than we predicted. Several factors may be the cause.

• Reduction of overwintering inoculum in orchards with apple scab

  Published on September 21, 2010