Extension Service Site Publications

• (2024) 2023 Wasco County Cherry Variety Trial OSU extension has been collecting data about emerging cherry varieties at the Wasco County "Cemetery Block" variety trial since the mid-1990s. Each year, we provide an update on cherry bloom dates, harvest, and quality measures.
• (2023) Western Boxelder Bug Feeding Damage in Pear In pear fruit, injury from boxelder bug feeding looks nearly identical to damage caused by the invasive brown marmorated stink bug. Learn how to tell which bug caused feeding damage to your pears.
• (2023) It has been a bad year for PNW cherry growers Like many cropping systems, economic productivity varies from year to year, and is based on many factors. Increases in cherry production in California affect Oregon and Washington production, market value, and even workforce. This article offers a recent update from OSU economists on cherry season for the first half of 2023.
• (2022) Identifying Serious Virus and Phytoplasma Symptoms in Your Cherry Orchard Identifying Serious Virus and Phytoplasma Symptoms in Your Cherry Orchard
• (2022) Getting ahead of X-disease X-disease has become a cyclic problem on the West Coast as outbreaks of X-disease emerge every 20 years or so. Understanding X-disease and identifying and removing infected trees will help break this cycle.
• (2022) 2021Cemetery Block Cherry Variety Evaluation 2021 fruit characteristics of sweet cherry cultivars and selections under evaluation in The Dalles at the Cemetery Block. All data was evaluated from 25 samples of each cultivar.
• (2020) How to Spot Signs of X-Disease in Cherries Field workers picking cherries can use this card to identify signs of X-Disease in a cherry orchard. One side of the card is in English and the other side is in Spanish. PDF download or sold in packages of 50.
• (2021) Sweet Cherry Rootstocks for the Pacific Northwest Cherry growers have many options when it comes to choosing rootstocks. The combination of new dwarfing rootstocks with high-density training systems leads to earlier production. But growers need to consider soil fertility, scion choice and training systems when choosing rootstocks. Here are some guidelines that can help.
• (2021) Sweet Cherry Cultivars for the Fresh Market Describes dark red and blush sweet cherry cultivars, including harvest timing, color when ripe, suggested pollinizers and rootstocks, size, firmness, yield potential, and other traits. Includes color photo of each cultivar.
• (2022) Picking and Storing Apples and Pears For the best apples and pears, home orchardists and small farmers pick fruit at optimum maturity. Apples and pears harvested at the right time taste better than fruit picked at other times. They store better, too. This guide to harvesting apples and pears will help you time it right.
• (2024) 2024 Pest Management Guide for Tree Fruits: Hood River, The Dalles, White Salmon, Rogue Valley, Umatilla County This guide provides tree fruit growers with the latest information on pesticides and herbicides for fruit trees. People who grow apples, pears and cherries can learn application rates and recommendations for each stage of tree growth.
• (2020) Managing Diseases and Insects in Home Orchards This pest management guide is for the home gardener. It recommends management practices for controlling diseases and insects in home orchards. It doesn't meet the exacting requirements of the commercial fruit grower.