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 • 87 episodes
Dr. Tree Fruit and Don
Latest Episodes
Season 7, Episode 1 - Introducing Dr. Sara Serra
We welcome our new pomologist, Dr. Sara Serra, and dig into how pruning, harvest timing, and vision tech can raise fruit quality across apples, pears and peaches. The Mid-Atlantic Fruit and Vegetable Convention begins Jan 27. Regis...
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Season 7
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Episode 1
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49:25
Season 6, Episode 19: How Growers Beat Rain, Rot, And Risk For A Strong Apple Year
Don, Kari, Shan, and Greg unpack the season’s rollercoaster: a soggy May that drove scab, rust, and bitter rot risk, followed by a dry, color‑rich harvest window. We lay out infection windows, what worked for Honeycrisp, why alternate row cover...
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Season 6
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Episode 19
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1:00:41
Season 6, Episode 18 - Dry Fall, Fast Maturity
Kari, Greg, Shan and Don share a fast, practical harvest update focusing on EverCrisp and Fuji maturing ahead of color and what that means for storage. We also cover late pest pressure, storage rot prevention, and label uncertainty.Photo...
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Season 6
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Episode 18
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28:57
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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