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Urban and Community Integrated Pest Management
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Fruit Tree Monitoring for Pests

Stone fruit trees like apricot, cherry, nectarine, peach, plum, and prune are a staple of many backyard gardens and landscapes. Unfortunately, there are a variety of pests that can weaken trees and spoil fruit. Caring for trees correctly and monitoring...
It's Time to Prune Apricot & Cherry Trees
![Cluster of ripe apricots [J.K.Clark] Cluster of ripe apricots [J.K.Clark]](http://ucanr.edu/blogs/UCIPMurbanpests//blogfiles/31578small.jpg)
Although most fruit trees are pruned during the dormant season, in areas with wet winters, apricots and cherries should be pruned in late summer to allow time for the pruning wounds to close. Pruning apricots and cherries during the rainy season could...