The fact that it is still going strong is nothing short of astonishing since the productive life of a peach tree in California typically ends at the age of 12. Production begins at the age of 4 ...

The fungus spores infect the trees through the bud scales ... plants For a more in-depth discussion of peach leaf curl, please see the University of California Pest Notes for Home and Landscape ...

In the heart of California's Central Valley, a vast expanse of orchards, vineyards, and vegetable fields, lies a small collection of aging peach trees. Farmer Mas Masumoto's decision to preserve ...

California’s craft brewers enjoy an edge ... But it took the death of a backyard peach tree for Masumoto fruit to catch on with brewers. The dead peach tree belonged to an employee at San ...

Q: I have a peach tree that is about 4 years old and it has been producing some really good peaches. Last year, it developed peach leaf curl in the spring. That summer, it didn’t produce much ...

Hartman moved his family to the High Desert of Southern California, where they planted plum, apple, peach, and apricot trees off Stoddard Wells Road in Victorville. In the ‘40s, McDonald’s ...