Get a head start on spring by forcing blooms
Spring-flowering shrubs and trees must be exposed to several months of cold temperatures before they can bloom. Which means ...
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Apple season comes to an end. Here's how it went.
Apple season may be over but the work isn’t, farmers are busy in the winter months preparing for spring. Marshall Saunders ...
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A key to protecting apples from climate change might be hiding in Michigan’s forests
A native Michigan apple tree, the Malus coronaria, learned to fight frost by blooming two or three weeks ... for the flowers to escape the killing spring frost,” said Steve van Nocker, a ...
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What trees to plant in February — 5 of the best fruit and ornamental varieties you should be planting now
‘The best time to plant bare-root fruit trees like apples is towards the end of winter or the first half of spring, once the ...
Science Daily1mon
Prime apple growing areas in US face increasing climate risks
Researchers analyzed over 40 years of climate conditions that impact the growth cycle of apple trees from bud break and flowering through ... the last day of spring frost; and growing degree ...
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Ticker: Starbucks plans corporate layoffs as part of turnaround; Late-blooming apples key to crop
A native Michigan apple tree, the Malus coronaria, learned to fight frost by blooming two or three weeks ... for the flowers to escape the killing spring frost,” said Steve van Nocker, a ...
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A key to protecting apples from climate change might be hiding in Michigan’s forests
In the quest to make apple trees more resilient in a warming climate, some researchers in Michigan are looking for a late bloomer ...