Posts from UGA PEACH BLOG for 09/14/2017

Hello Everyone!

 

I just wanted to forward some information along to any of you that sustained tree damage with Hurricane Irma – Dario Chavez, a colleague at UGA posted some information about how to save uprooted trees. Hopefully if there was standing water, it was evacuated swiftly, as peach root systems are not tolerant of standing water beyond about 12-18 hours.

 

Be wary of phytophthora and other root diseases, and if you are going to prune your trees to reduce the canopy size, be sure to keep on top of your fungicide applications.

 

In the past, I have had some success in trying to get new shoots to set new flower buds, by a weekly foliar fertilizer application, but wasn't able to recover a full crop the following year because of the daylight restrictions on flower bud formation. 

 

If you have any questions, please contact Dr. Jose Chaparro at UF until the new stonefruit extension specialist comes on board soon, or feel free to send me an e-mail.

 

Cheers,

Mercy Olmstead

Mercy1@ufl.edu

 

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You are receiving this email for any up-to-date research and extension information. Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser.   September 14, 2017 Saving leaning and uprooted trees By Dario Chavez on Sep 13, 2017 11:51 am Hurricane Irma passed through Georgia with strong sustained winds. For our peach trees this meant trouble, especially for younger trees (1-3 years-old). Trees could have been fully uprooted, but in general, you can see them leaning or touching the ground. Younger trees can be salvaged, but this needs to be... Read More Recent posts: Hurricanes and Phytophthora Damage Lack of chill: Where do we go from here? Insect pests spotted in orchards Pest and disease control recommendations for non-bearing orchards after bloom EPA Denies Petition to Ban Widely Used Pesticide Forward to Friend   Share on Facebook   Share on Twitter In this issue: ·         Saving leaning and uprooted trees This is an area that you may want to edit to include some basic information about your newsletter or rss-feed. It could be a link to your home page or your blog, special events that you want to promote, etc. If you are using this section in an RSS-driven campaign, you'll want to make this section as generic as possible. It is unlikely you'll update this area for each RSS-driven campaign you send. forward to a friend | Our mailing address is: The Peach Team 1109 Experiment St University of Georgia Griffin, GA 30223 Add us to your address book Copyright © 2017 The Peach Team, All rights reserved. v2.3.5 The University of Georgia is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Institution.