Cherry

Articles

• Brown Rot A fungal fruit rot common on stone fruit that causes brown, fuzzy decay on fruit in the orchard or on the kitchen counter. Disease
• How to Take Useful Problem Photos A short guide to photographing fruit tree problems so you — or someone helping you — can see the full picture. Diagnostics

• How Much Spray Mix Do I Need? Estimate total carrier volume for an orchard block from tree, row, and spray-volume inputs. Available
• Spray & Fertilizer Rate Converter Convert product rates, units, treated acreage, and tank quantities. Available
• Planting Acreage Calculator Convert planting width and length in feet into square feet and acres. Available
• Trees per Acre — Row × Tree Spacing Calculate trees per acre from between-row and in-row spacing. Available
• Acres per Hour — Width × Speed For field operations where working width and travel speed determine capacity. Available
• Orchard Field Capacity & Drive Time Calculator Estimate orchard and vineyard operating time from row spacing, row length, travel speed, and headland turn time. Available
• Freeze Risk by Crop Stage Compare observed or forecast temperatures with crop-stage critical temperature references. Available
• Degree-Day Accumulation Calculate accumulated degree-days from daily minimum and maximum temperatures. Available
• Apple Target Crop Load Estimate target fruit number per tree from desired yield and average fruit weight. Available
• How Long Should I Irrigate? Estimate irrigation runtime from system flow, area, and target water depth. Available
• Nutrient Delivery Calculator Calculate fertilizer product required to deliver a target nutrient rate per acre. Available
• Fruit Growth Projection Project harvest size from repeated fruit measurements, current growth rate, target size, and expected harvest date. In development
• Airblast Sprayer Calibration Use canopy dimensions, row spacing, travel speed, and sprayer output to evaluate tree-row volume and airblast calibration. In development
• Fruit Tree Problem Finder Work from crop, affected plant part, symptom pattern, timing, and distribution toward likely causes and confirmatory signs. In development

Archival PDFs and files by Bill Shane or colleagues — not Orchard Lab publications.

• Baby raccoons in sweet cherry trees Photo (jpg thumbnail) of baby raccoons found in sweet cherry trees. Photo · Jan 1, 2024
• Dark Sweet Cherry Variety MSU Summary (Jan 2014) PDF summary of dark sweet cherry variety harvest windows, MSU, Jan 2014. (87 kb) PDF · Jan 1, 2024
• Sweet Cherry Pollination Chart (2013) PDF pollination compatibility chart for sweet cherry varieties, 2013. (45 kb) PDF · Jan 1, 2024