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“It has been another strange year in the cherry world but most growers in Wasco County seem pleased with harvest this year,” said Ashley Thompson, Oregon State University extension tree fruit hor
Betsey Miller, OSU Horticulture Instructor/Researcher discusses her latest research on filbertworm. But what exactly attracts filbertworm to Pacific Northwest hazelnut orchard?
At about the same time, Oregon State University (OSU) started to release new varieties bred for the much larger world kernel market.
Nik Wiman, an orchard specialist at Oregon State University, said newer varieties of hazelnut trees proved more resilient in the ice storm as well as to diseases.
