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Here is some advice from growers Arnold Olson of Bettendorf and Art Jackson of rural Orion, Ill., and Duane Gissel, the horticulturist at Iowa State University/Scott County Extension. -- Get the ...

You’ll have to spray the tree with a chemical every year to get the fruit to drop when it’s still small and prevent the messiness later. To get it to work, spray the entire canopy of the tree ...

When planting fruit trees, consider dwarfs so you don’t need a ladder for spraying. For more information on fruit trees, refer to Extension’s Growing Tree Fruits and Nuts in the Home Garden ...

There isn’t a specific date for doing the first cherry spray in Utah, but there is an easy way to tell when you should do it for your own tree: keep an eye on the color of your fruit.