Volume 30, No. 1 - January/February 1998

Reports from the Festival of Fruit

Four more talks from the October meeting are excerpted or reported:

• Andy Mariani evaluates varieties of peaches, nectarines, plums, and interspecifics
• Dr. Eric Erickson offers insights into Africanized honey bees and parasitic mites
• Frieda Caplan explains what it takes to introduce new produce to the market
• A.J. Bullard wraps up the Year of the Mulberry
• Plus:
  A look at how Los Angeles/Tri-Counties won the Founders Trophy for the best chapter display, reported by Edgar Valdivia

Protecting Citrus from Winter Chill and Freeze Damage

Part I of this story by Alice Ramirez describes the symptoms of freeze damage in citrus and subtropicals

The Palms of Santa Cruz

Don Gholston kicks off the Year of the Palm with a report on a talk by Brian Legakis, Cabrillo College art historian

The Historical Plant with Unwanted Fruit

The Osage orange has multiple uses, including serving as rootstock for mulberry and fig, but eating is not one of them, writes Prof. C.A. Schroeder

Rare Fruiting: A Report of Recent, Regional, Really Rare Fruits

David Silber writes about recent successes with rare fruit species that grow but seldom fruit in Southern California

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