Volume 32, No. 4 - July/August 2000

'Stearns': An Early Avocado

Paul Thomson, a co-founder of the California Rare Fruit Growers, tells about an early bearing avocado that is a dead ringer for the Fuerte

More About Avocados: the BIG ones

In her third installment of an interseting series about avocados Julie Frink describes the qualities and growth habits of some big ones

Beware of Toxic Planting Media

Bob Ludekens' long experience with planting media in a commercial setting yields a wealth of practical knowledge about the hazards of tannic acids

The Genus Actinidia: More than Kiwifruit

In an eye-opening pictorial article Roger Meyer shows and tells why one should not be bound by conventional thinking when it comes to kiwifruit

Pruning and Shaping Your Avocado Trees

Riley Holly instructs on how to employ "canopy management" on your avocado trees to control their size and make their fruit much more accessible

Pruining for Fruit Thinning

Eph Konigsberg holds forth on the advantages of strategic pruning to improve fruit quality and accessibility as well as enhancing fruit tree health

Request for Chill-Related Information on Deciduous Fruits

Dave Wilson Fruit Tastings: A Delicious Tradition Continues

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