{"id":1518,"date":"2011-11-18T11:43:47","date_gmt":"2011-11-18T16:43:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/?page_id=1518"},"modified":"2022-10-24T14:59:59","modified_gmt":"2022-10-24T18:59:59","slug":"tree-fruits","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/manual\/tree-fruits\/","title":{"rendered":"Tree Fruits"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1561\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2011\/11\/MGM11.jpg\" alt=\"plums\" width=\"510\" height=\"125\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2011\/11\/MGM11.jpg 510w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2011\/11\/MGM11-300x74.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2011\/11\/MGM11-105x26.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2011\/11\/MGM11-317x78.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2011\/11\/MGM11-423x104.jpg 423w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,510px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Selected Readings and Content<\/h3>\n<p><strong>UMaine Extension Bulletins<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/publications\/2068e\/\">Growing Peaches in Maine<\/a>, Bulletin 2068<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Planting and Early Care of Fruit Trees\" href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/publications\/2411e\/\">Planting and Early Care of Fruit Trees<\/a>, Bulletin 2411<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/publications\/2034e\/\">Plum Production in Maine<\/a>, Bulletin 2034<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Renovating Old Apple Trees\" href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/publications\/2409e\/\">Renovating Old Apple Trees<\/a>, Bulletin 2409<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/publications\/4135e\/\">Storage Conditions: Fruits and Vegetables<\/a>, Bulletin 4135<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>UMaine Extension Websites <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Growing Tree Fruits in Maine\" href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/fruit\/growing-fruit-trees-in-maine\/\">Growing<\/a><a title=\"Growing Tree Fruits in Maine\" href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/fruit\/growing-fruit-trees-in-maine\/\"> Tree F<\/a><a title=\"Growing Tree Fruits in Maine\" href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/fruit\/growing-fruit-trees-in-maine\/\">ruits in Maine<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Selecting Varieties\" href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/fruit\/growing-fruit-trees-in-maine\/varieties\/\">Types of Fruit Trees<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/fruit\/growing-fruit-trees-in-maine\/rootstocks-and-dwarf-fruit-trees\/\">Rootstocks and Dwarf Trees <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/fruit\/growing-fruit-trees-in-maine\/spacing\/\">Spacing Trees in the Orchard<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/fruit\/growing-fruit-trees-in-maine\/planting-and-early-care\/\">Planting and Early Care<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Pollination Requirements\" href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/fruit\/growing-fruit-trees-in-maine\/pollination-requirements\/\">Pollination Requirements<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/fruit\/growing-fruit-trees-in-maine\/fruit-thinning\/\">Thinning Fruit<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Pruning\" href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/fruit\/growing-fruit-trees-in-maine\/pruning\/\">Pruning<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Lack of Fruitfulness\" href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/fruit\/growing-fruit-trees-in-maine\/lack-of-fruitfulness\/\">Lack of Fruitfulness<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/fruit\/growing-fruit-trees-in-maine\/fertilization\/\">Fertilization<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Spraying\" href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/fruit\/growing-fruit-trees-in-maine\/spraying\/\">Spraying<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Diseases\" href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/fruit\/growing-fruit-trees-in-maine\/diseases\/\">Diseases<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Insect Pests\" href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/fruit\/growing-fruit-trees-in-maine\/insect-pests\/\">Insect Pests<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/fruit\/growing-fruit-trees-in-maine\/wildlife-damage\/\">Wildlife Damage<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Protecting Trees from Deer and Mice\" href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/fruit\/growing-fruit-trees-in-maine\/preparing-trees-for-winter\/\">Preparing Trees for Winter<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>UMaine Extension Videos<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/0JvJreVLjvc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Apple Tree Pruning<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/0935xrIsCg0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to Harvest and Store Apples<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Presentation by Renae Moran<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/manual\/tree-fruits\/growing-fruit-trees-in-maine\/\">Growing Fruit Trees in Maine<\/a>&nbsp;<em>(password protected; Maine Master Gardeners, please see your MGV contact for the password)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Additional Resources<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/manual\/calendar-apple-orchard-management-activities\/\">Calendar of Apple Orchard Management Activities<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Selected Readings and Content UMaine Extension Bulletins Growing Peaches in Maine, Bulletin 2068 Planting and Early Care of Fruit Trees, Bulletin 2411 Plum Production in Maine, Bulletin 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