Fig winter die-back and spring pruning
After a rough winter with some single digit temperatures, we’re very pleased to see most of the figs in the city sprouting new growth! The amount… Read More
Category Archives: Tree Care
Beetle Invasion! Coping with Japanese Beetles
What green, Japanese terror costs more than 200 million dollars in damage each year? No, it’s not Godzilla…it’s Popillia japonica a.k.a, the Japanese beetle (JB)!… Read More
Early Spring Orchard Care Tips
Happy Spring, Fellow Orchardists! With the past few weeks of balmy rain and bud and flower break, we wanted to remind you of some early spring tips for tending to… Read More
POP CORE Recap & Orchard Care Through the Seasons
An endeavor to realize the potential and beauty of fully productive, well cared-for eco-orchards in every neighborhood, POPCORE seeks to encourage the self-sufficiency of our… Read More
Winter Pruning: Workshop Review & Pruning Guide
POP kicked off its 2017 season on Jan. 28th with a sold-out class on winter pruning held at Awbury Arboretum’s Agricultural Village. Executive Director Phil… Read More
Plant Spotlight: The Joyful Juneberry (Amelanchier spp)
It’s June, and that means a piece of good news for us all: the juneberries are ripening! While this is making some of us leap… Read More
Plant Spotlight: Meet the Pawpaw! (Asimina triloba)
By 2016 POP Intern, Lucia Kearney. I first encountered the pawpaw one late-September day when my former elementary school art teacher came to my parents’… Read More
Organic Sulfur Spray and Early Spring Management
Updated August 2022 by POP Orchard Assistant, Erika D’Andrea. Originally published by 2015 POP Intern, Steve Palder, and Program Director, Robyn Mello POP encourages all… Read More
POP Pruning Guide: Fruit Trees
Pruning is the regulation of plant growth and productivity through branch removal and bud manipulation. Good pruning can help fruit trees become more resistant to pests… Read More