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Southeast Michigan fruit update – May 30, 2023
Published on May 31, 2023
Fruit set in tree fruit, small fruit bloom, dry weather. -
Southwest Michigan fruit update – May 30, 2023
Published on May 30, 2023
Tree fruit thinning is continuing. Fruit set is looking good for all fruit crops in the region. -
West central Michigan tree fruit update – May 30, 2023
Published on May 30, 2023
Fruitlets are growing rapidly across the region, and apple fruitlets are at sensitive stages for effective thinning. -
Northwest Michigan fruit update – May 30, 2023
Published on May 30, 2023
As we wrap up a historically dry month with little to no precipitation forecasted, disease risk continues to be low except for powdery mildew. Insects continue to be active, and the first codling moths have been captured. -
Northwest Michigan fruit update – May 23, 2023
Published on May 23, 2023
Tart cherries are in the shuck, sweet cherries are sizing at 7.5-9.5 mm, and apples are at petal fall. Conditions have been dry and, as a result, disease pressure has been relatively low for most fungal pathogens.