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Feijoa Fact Sheet

Family: Myrtaceae Genus: Acca Commercially important species: Feijoa sellowiana - pineapple guava Related species: Psidium guajava - guava , Eugenia cattelianum - strawberry guava Pineapple Guava: Acca-sellowiana Description: Small evergreen tree or large bush, 2-4 m high.
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Pistachio

Growing Pistachios in California Production Information Research Reports (pdf) Events Resources Climate & Cultivars Orchard Management Pruning & Training Nutrients & Fertilization Pest, Disease and Weed Control Harvesting Research Reports Database: Administrative Committee on Pistachios Pistachio Da...
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Climate & Cultivars

Growing Pistachios in California: Climate & Cultivars | Orchard Management | Pruning & Training | Nutrients & Fertilization | Pest, Disease and Weed Control | Harvesting | Craig Kallsen, UCCE Farm Advisor, Kern Co.
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Pruning & Training

Growing Pistachios in California: Climate & Cultivars | Orchard Management | Pruning & Training | Nutrients & Fertilization | Pest, Disease and Weed Control | Harvesting | Robert H. Beede, UCCE Farm Advisor, Kings Co.
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Orchard Management

Growing Pistachios in California: Climate & Cultivars | Orchard Management | Pruning & Training | Nutrients & Fertilization | Pest, Disease and Weed Control | Harvesting | Craig Kallsen, UCCE Farm Advisor, Kern Co.
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Nutrients & Fertilization

Growing Pistachios in California: Climate & Cultivars | Orchard Management | Pruning & Training | Nutrients & Fertilization | Pest, Disease and Weed Control | Harvesting | Robert H. Beede, UCCE Farm Advisor, Kings Co. A fertilization program is typically designed for a specific crop and orchard.
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Pistachio Pruning Videos

A series of short videos featuring Robert Beede, Kings County Farm Advisor, and Chris Wiley, Ranch Manager Agri-World, in commercial pistachio orchards in Madera Co., California, demonstrating the pruning and training of pistachios from planting to maturity.
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Prune Chilling Prediction Model

About Chilling & Dormancy | Using the Chilling Predictor | GO TO THE MODEL Franz Niederholzer, UC Farm Advisor, Sutter/Yuba Counties Deciduous fruit trees have a mechanism to avoid damage from cold or freezing weather.
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Using the Chill Predictor in Prunes

About Chilling & Dormancy | Using the Chilling Predictor | GO TO THE MODEL Franz Niederholzer, UC Farm Advisor, Sutter/Yuba Counties Bloom at the wrong time, due to extreme weather at bloom or miss-matched pollenizer flowering, can significantly reduce the harvested crop and grower income.
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