May 2020 1 Minute Challenge and More Leafing Failure Issues

Phoebe and Luke discuss walnut, prune, almond and pistachio tasks for May, as well as reports of leafing failure issues in almond, pistachio, and walnut. Photo of possible winter kill in walnut, in an orchard that had severe winter kill symptoms last year.

Montery leafing failure observations: sacvalleyorchards.com/almonds/cultivars-rootstocks/monterey-and-the-leafing-failure-2020-what-are-we-seeing/

What might be causing leafing failure in Monterey? sacvalleyorchards.com/almonds/cultivars-rootstocks/monterey-leafing-failure-what-could-cause/

Information on thinning prunes: sacvalleyorchards.com/prunes/horticulture-prunes/thinning-prunes/ and a prune thinning calculator: sacvalleyorchards.com/prunes/horticulture-prunes/prune-thinning-calculator/

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Thank you to the Almond Board of California and the California Pistachio Research Board for their kind donations. Thank you to Muriel Gordon for the music.