Fruit Tree Care Calendar

Jan	apply control for peach leaf curl at bud break	plant bare root trees, vines, graft scionwood	apply fertilizer lime	dormant season pruning	Anthracnose Control
Feb	protect peach, apricot, nectarine blossoms from frost		apply fertilizer lime		Mason Bee Release
March	Winter Field Day 2^nd Saturday		delayed dormant control aphids, scale, mites scab and mildew control (apple, pear)		Stone Fruit Control brown rot shothole
April	repair trellis support systems	check for tent caterpillars, leaf rollers, use BT			Stone Fruit Control brown rot shothole
May	apply apple maggot control	check/install irrigation check soil moisture at 6 inch level irrigate if needed reduce irrigation if tree is growing vigorously		apply sticky trap ant barrier	Fruit Thinning apple-pear
June	net cherries and blueberries			train young trees stake, use spreaders cut suckers	Fruit Thinning apple-pear
July	Watch for NW Fruiteducational workshops		monitor apple maggot maggot control	train young trees stake, use spreaders cut suckers	Codling Moth Control
August	Watch for NW Fruiteducational workshops		monitor apple maggot maggot control	remove laterals on stone fruit	Grape Spray mildew botrytis
Sept	finish bark grafting trees		summer pruning	support fruited branches	extract mason bee cocoons
Oct	Apple and Pear Harvest 2^nd Sat		prepare ground for spring planting	avoid late pruning	monitor anthracnose and begin control after harvest
Nov	begin transplanting nursery trees		prepare ground for spring planting	avoid late pruning
Dec	begin transplanting nursery trees	planting	collect scionwood	begin dormant pruning

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