Hello all,
We are still evaluating damage. There was a significant frost / freeze event in the wee hours last Monday morning, State-wide. Damage was variable. Some stone fruit (cherry mostly) growers had serious damage, others much less. Few escaped entirely. Some pears will have a significantly reduced crop, most report light damage, if any. The king blossom was nipped off in some important apple production regions, not in others. The full extent of the damage is still being evaluated, and will not be known for weeks. But, all this as it is, we were expecting the largest apple and cherry harvest ever, unless "something big" happened. We didn't have to wait long for "something big" this year. We are still expecting a good crop of everything we grow. Timothy J. Smith WSU Extension, Chelan, Douglas & Okanogan Counties From: apple-crop@virtualorchard.net [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bill Shoemaker Sent: Thursday, April 24, 2008 9:27 AM To: Apple-Crop Subject: Re: Apple-Crop: Damage in Washington & California I'm getting feedback on damage to vineyards but nothing on orchards yet. Bill Shoemaker, Sr Research Specialist, Food Crops University of Illinois - St Charles Horticulture Research Center www..nres.uiuc.edu/faculty/directory/shoemaker_wh.html <http://www.nres.uiuc.edu/faculty/directory/shoemaker_wh.html> ----- Original Message ----- From: Annette and Randy Bjorge Fruit Acres Farms <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Apple-Crop <mailto:apple-crop@virtualorchard.net> Sent: Thursday, April 24, 2008 9:22 AM Subject: Apple-Crop: Damage in Washington & California Hi Apple Croppers, There are rumors in Michigan about there being damage in Washington State and California. Does anybody know anything? Annette Bjorge Fruit Acres Farms Coloma, MI
