Dr. Tree Fruit and Don
This podcast focuses on providing timely commercial tree fruit production advice for beginning industry professionals and seasoned growers. Educators from Penn State Extension and faculty from Penn State University’s horticulture, entomology, and plant pathology departments drop in to give insights and observations about what is going on in the orchards.
Podcasting since 2020 • 84 episodes
Dr. Tree Fruit and Don
Latest Episodes
Season 6, Episode 17 - August Harvest Overview
Don, Kari, Shan and Greg highlight disease and insect pressure to watch out for during a critical period to harvest some important Pennsylvania varieties. Keep an eye out for Shan and the crew's harvest maturity assessments weekly on Tuesdays.<...
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Season 6
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Episode 17
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45:04
Season 6, Episode 16 - Harvest Coverage Reminders
Don, Kari, Shan and Greg talk about important reminders for the upcoming harvest, including spray coverage throughout the end of the season.Photo Credit: Lindsay Brown, Penn StateMusic Credit: “The Raven and the Swan” by Josh Wood...
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Season 6
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Episode 16
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37:47
Season 6, Episode 15 - Last One Before the Maturity Assessments Start
Kari, Don, Shan and Greg go over the important things to note for the end of July. This includes insect pressure, the last bit of disease sprays before harvest, and testing for plant nutrition.Photo Credit: K. Peter, PSUMusic Cred...
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Season 6
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Episode 15
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41:55
Season 6, Episode 14 - July Timing for Sprays
Kari, Don, Greg and Shan go over what's critical in this heat regarding pesticides, coverage, and tree nutrition.Photo Credit: K. Peter, PSUMusic Credit: “The Raven and the Swan” by Josh Woodward is licensed under a Attribution 3....
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Season 6
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Episode 14
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