We planted a row of red maple - Acer rubrum - cultivars in fall of 1999. I took photos of each tree on October 20, 2015 to catch the fall color. Of course, some were at peak, some a bit past and some a bit before, but you can get the idea of the range of colors from the photos. Armstrong may be stressed, so it may not be a good representation. … [Read more...] about Red maple gallery
Archives for October 2015
GDD base 50 accumulated since April 1 = 3548 http://agebb.missouri.edu/weather/reports/gddTable.asp Phenology stages according to the Modified E-L system http://door.uwex.edu/files/2010/10/ModifiedEichhornLorennzsystem.pdf … [Read more...] about Grape phenology and GDD accumulation
Dr. Kim Jong-Sook and 21 students and growers from the Korea National College of Agriculture and Fisheries visited the State Fruit Experiment Station for a lecture on Missouri Grapes followed by a tour of the MSU Winery and Distillery. Mr. Harold Chung of C&T tours served as guide and interpreter. Tomorrow is the last day of their week-long tour of … [Read more...] about Korea National College of Agriculture and Fisheries visits Missouri State
The juice analysis results for the berry samples collected this morning are as follows: 15-Oct-15 Cultivar ˚Brix pH TA Norton F 25.3 3.43 0.844 Norton NN 21.8 3.39 0.983 Norton NS 24.2 3.42 0.784 … [Read more...] about Grape juice analysis
GDD base 50 accumulated since April 1 = 3495 http://agebb.missouri.edu/weather/reports/gddTable.asp Phenology stages according to the Modified E-L system http://door.uwex.edu/files/2010/10/ModifiedEichhornLorennzsystem.pdf … [Read more...] about Grape phenology and GDD accumulation