The UMass Extension Fruit Program has updated its Bud Stage Photos resource, providing a seasonally current visual reference of fruit bud development stages observed at the UMass Cold Spring Orchard in Belchertown, MA. This tool is designed to help growers accurately identify phenological stages across key fruit crops, supporting timely management decisions for pest and disease control, pruning, and other orchard practices. The page is updated regularly throughout the season to reflect real-time crop development and serves as a valuable field guide for tree fruit production in New England.
Check out the bud stages here! https://www.umass.edu/agriculture-food-environment/fruit/resources/bud-stages-photos
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