Facts for Fancy Fruit A newsletter for commercial and advanced amateur fruit growers

Crop Conditions

April 27, 2017 - Included in Issue: 17-03

By: Bruce Bordelon and Peter M Hirst

Grapes have grown quickly this past week and most varieties are now past bud burst. The earliest have 4 to 6 inch shoots at this time. Blackberries and raspberries are also growing rapidly, with new primocanes emerging from the ground and laterals on floricanes out to 4 inches or longer. Flower buds are visible on the earlier varieties. Strawberry bloom continues.

: Peach – almost out of shuck

: Apple – fruit set

: Black raspberry – prebloom

: Blackberry – prebloom

: Strawberry – full bloom

: Grape – 4-6” shoots

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