Rye Owen
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Organic Control of Some Orchard Insect Pests
By Xander Rose A second fruit fly monitoring season in my work in the orchards at Raintree has come to a close. Certain flies can be significant pests of orchard fruit, but they can also be...
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The Raintree Nursery Guide to Pollination
Some of the most common questions we get here at Raintree Nursery are about pollination. Honestly, those are pretty good questions and deserve a closer look to explain more completely. Pollinat...
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Mulching Fruit Trees
By Xander Rose As I’m moving wood chips provided by a local arborist to put around our fruit trees at Raintree Nursery on a recent winter’s day (fortunately without too much rain), I ...
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Appreciating Native Pollinators
By Xander Rose Pollinating insects are important for pollinating flowers so that they become fruit. Many fruiting plants need to be pollinated, which means needing more than one variety of tr...
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An Introduction to Training Fruiting Vines
By Xander Rose Raintree sells some great fruiting vines that can be trained to arbors, fences, walls, and trellises. Vines require training because they are not as upright as trees. A basic under...
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Grafting Paw Paw Trees
It's paw paw weather! The heat is upon us in the Pacific Northwest on this late summer day. Paw paw fruits need heat like this to ripen. The oblong, green paw paw fruits are growing at Rain...
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How to Manage Pear Blister Mite
If your new pear tree leaves have small yellow to reddish-colored pointed blisters on them and are maybe even showing some curling (from blister damage), you may have a Pear Leaf Blister mite inf...
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The Persimmon Tree: Centuries of Fall Colors and Sweet Rewards
By Xander Rose I have really been enjoying the fall colors of the persimmon trees at Raintree. The trees’ foliage lends warm hues to gray days. From dark greens, yellows, and golds, to bu...
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Considering Pawpaw Biology to Inform How to Grow Them
By Xander Rose The pawpaw has interesting biology. Establishing pawpaw seedlings need shade because their young shoots and leaves can scald or burn in full sun. Mature, fully grown ...