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The documents listed below in the "Berry Fruit" and "Tree Fruit" sections with linked titles in bold text are free to you as a visitor to our web site but they must be used ‘as is’ (unmodified) as they are governed by our Copyright notice.

The other documents listed with unlinked titles in italic text will be freely available to you should you choose to register as a BCFTA Member

HERITAGE

Heritage Apples Of The Bella Coola Valley
Caroline Granander,1999

Sources Of Information About Heritage Fruit
Rex Welland,1999

Memories Of The North Thompson Valley
H. Godau,1999

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TREE FRUIT

Apple Identification Form

Apple Parts

Decisions, Decisions: Apple Tree Selection
Carol Ponchet, 2005

The Boskoop/Goudrenet Apples: A Revisit

Bud Grafting In Summmertime
John Meyer, 1999

Chip Budding: An Old Grafting Technique
For woody plants with rediscovered advantages for Nebraska
W.A. Gustafson Jr. and T.M. Morrissey, 2005

Cider & Cider Apples

Double Working To Overcome Incompatibility

Oblique Cordon Training of Dwarf Fruit Trees:
And How To Prune Them
Bob Duncan

Dwarf Sour Cherries
Mary Gresham, 2005

Dwarf Sour Cherry
Dr. Bob Bors, 2003

Alma-Aty Or Almaty,Father Of Apples
Cathy Rasmussen, 2003

Growing Apples Without Spraying
Art Jordan, of Yellow Point Orchard, 1977

Heritage Apples Of Southwestern B.C.

Pears:
Some Good Varieties for Southwestern B. C.
(In Order of Ripening)

Singing The Praises Of Gravenstein
Jim Rahe

King Apple Varieties

Some Useful Apple Descriptions
Frank Besier

Medlars
Frank Besier

Some Modern Quality Apples

Mulching In Pear Orchards
Frank Besier

Red Through and Through:
The Niedzwetskyana Crabapple
Carol Ponchet, 2005

Pacific Crabapple (Malus Fusca)
Frank Besier & Arthur Jordan

Peaches-Nectarines-Apricots
Jim Walton as told to Barbara Chernick,1999

Peaches
Frank Kappel, 1997

Pruning/Rejuvination Of Standard Apple Trees
John Meyer, 1998

Quality Apples For South West British Columbia
(In order of ripening)

The Quest For The Quintessence Of Quince - Continued
Cathy Rasmussen, 1999

Quince “A” Rootstock & Graft Compatibility
Frank Besier

Seedling Apple Trees
Frank Besier, 2005

The Lost Pears of New York
Frank Besier; January 2005

Tree Planting Today
Ray Gresham, 2005

“Do it Yourself” Tree Shelters
Frank Besier

Variations On Red Gravenstein

Water Core
Barbara Chernick, 2003

When To Pick Pears

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MISCELLANEOUS

Nutritional Value Of Apples And Some Cultivar Differences

Apples And Low Acid Diets

Allergies To Apples, Other Fruit, Nuts And Vegetables

In-Row Groundcovers For Orchard Weed Control
E.J. Hogue, G.H. Neilsen and S. Kuchta, 2005

Medlars
Frank Besier

Micrografting Propagation
Bob Harris,1999

Minerall: A Clay For Controlling Powdery Mildew
Barbara Chernick, 1998

Monthly Reminders

The Pawpaw
(Asimina triloba)

Pico, Plant Breeders’ Rights And You
1999

Plant Tissue Culture
Bob Harris, 1999

The Use Of Reflective Mulches In Orchards And Vineyards
Barbara Chernick, 2005

Research Notes
Peter Mitham, 2005

Use of Zinc Sulphate
Ann Aylard, 2005

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DISEASES & PESTS

Anthracnose Canker Is A Zero Tolerance Disease
Jim Rahe,1999

Treatment for anthracnose canker?
John Meyer, 1999.pdf

Apple Diseases

Biology And Control Of Apple And Pear Scab
Franz Niederholzer,1997

Apple Scab Resistance Breeding At Summerland
Cheryl Hampson, 2003

Confessions of a Canker Conqueror (He Hopes!)
Jim Rahe, 2004

Eastern Filbert Blight
Frank Besier, 2005

Recognition, Life Cycle, Damage
and Control of Insect Pests
on Fruit Trees in Coastal British Columbia

The Gypsy Moth On Vancouver Island – Part II
Bob Duncan

More Orchard Insects In Coastal B.C.
Bob Duncan, 1998

Pear Trellis Rust, Resistant Junipers
Barbara Chernick, 2003

Plum Pox Virus On A Peach

Powdery Mildew: Fruit Trees
Sid Joss

Rust Diseases
Richard Hunt

Rust Disease Resistance (Continued)
Rich Hunt, 1998

The Challenge Of The Varroa Mite
For Vancouver Island Beekeepers
Bill Spriggs, 1977

Bitter Pit of Apple

Currant Fruit Fly (Euphranta canadensis)

Anthracnose Canker Description

Bacterial Canker

Codling Moth (Cydia pomonella)

Currant Sawfly (Nematus ribesii)

Peach Leaf Curl
Barbara Chernick

Pear Trellis Rust
Barbara Chernick

Winter Moth (Operophthera bruinata)
Linda Edwards, 1998

Apple Scab

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RECIPES

Mrs. Murphy's Apple Pie Bars
(Thanks to Patron Orchards in Comox for this recipe)

French Apple Pie
(Courtesy of Phyllis Wetherall)

B.C.F.T.A. Fruit Recipes

Medlar Fudge

Mince Pies:
(yesterday, today and with luck, not tomorrow) anon, 2005

Plumple Pie

Quince Jelly

Poached Pear & Frangipane Tarts

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NUTS

Chestnut (Castanea) Cultivation
Joe Simonyi, 2001

Eastern Filbert Blight
Frank Besier, 2005

Growing Chestnuts From Seed

Growing Walnuts From Seed

Pollination In Filberts
Barbara Chernick, 2003

The Hazelnut
Chaim Kempler, 1998

Walnut Culture
J.S. Simonyi,1999

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FREE BCFTA DOCUMENTS BCFTA New Members Form Berry Fruit ~ Cider ~ Pollination ~ Heritage ~ Tree Fruit ~ Misc. ~ Diseases & Pests ~ Recipes ~ Nuts The documents listed below in the "Berry Fruit" and "Tree Fruit" sections with linked titles in bold text are free to you as a visitor to our web site but they must be used ‘as is’ (unmodified) as they are governed by our Copyright notice. The other documents listed with unlinked titles in italic text will be freely available to you should you choose to register as a BCFTA Member BERRY FRUIT Growing Blueberries Blackberries: Some Good, Some Not So Good Hugh Daubeny 1999 Commercial Growing Of Cranberries Tom Baumann 1998 Joan’s Strawberry Planter Loch Ness Blackberry Hugh Daubeny The Native North American Red Raspberry (and how you can help breeders improve commercial varieties!) Hugh Daubeny Growing Raspberries Ribes (Currants and Related Species) Sid Joss Sea Buckthorn I & Sea Buckthorn II John Muntz Small Fruit Growing In The Fraser Valley Barbara Chernick April, 1998 Growing Strawberries The Tayberry Hugh Daubeny 1997 back to page menu CIDER Cider 1997 Derek Bisset 1998 Cider Apple Growing And Cropping Derek Bisset,1998 Some Cider Apple Tree Descriptions Ref: Cider and Juice Apples ed. by RR Williams Comments by Derek Bissett Notes To Myself For Cidermaking Derek Bisset 1999 Equipment For Juicing Apples Derek Bisset 2003 Juicing Apples Safely Derek Bisset Recommended List Of Cider Apples From Langley, B.C. Experience Derek Bisset Safe Juicing Derek Bisset, 1998 back to page menu POLLINATION How To Increase Wild Pollinator Populations Paul van Westendorp, 2005 Blue Orchard Bee Super efficient pllinator of orchard crops back to page menu HERITAGE Heritage Apples Of The Bella Coola Valley Caroline Granander,1999 Sources Of Information About Heritage Fruit Rex Welland,1999 Memories Of The North Thompson Valley H. Godau,1999 back to page menu TREE FRUIT Apple Identification Form Apple Parts Decisions, Decisions: Apple Tree Selection Carol Ponchet, 2005 The Boskoop/Goudrenet Apples: A Revisit Bud Grafting In Summmertime John Meyer, 1999 Chip Budding: An Old Grafting Technique For woody plants with rediscovered advantages for Nebraska W.A. Gustafson Jr. and T.M. Morrissey, 2005 Cider & Cider Apples Double Working To Overcome Incompatibility Oblique Cordon Training of Dwarf Fruit Trees: And How To Prune Them Bob Duncan Dwarf Sour Cherries Mary Gresham, 2005 Dwarf Sour Cherry Dr. Bob Bors, 2003 Alma-Aty Or Almaty,Father Of Apples Cathy Rasmussen, 2003 Growing Apples Without Spraying Art Jordan, of Yellow Point Orchard, 1977 Heritage Apples Of Southwestern B.C. Pears: Some Good Varieties for Southwestern B. C. (In Order of Ripening) Singing The Praises Of Gravenstein Jim Rahe King Apple Varieties Some Useful Apple Descriptions Frank Besier Medlars Frank Besier Some Modern Quality Apples Mulching In Pear Orchards Frank Besier Red Through and Through: The Niedzwetskyana Crabapple Carol Ponchet, 2005 Pacific Crabapple (Malus Fusca) Frank Besier & Arthur Jordan Peaches-Nectarines-Apricots Jim Walton as told to Barbara Chernick,1999 Peaches Frank Kappel, 1997 Pruning/Rejuvination Of Standard Apple Trees John Meyer, 1998 Quality Apples For South West British Columbia (In order of ripening) The Quest For The Quintessence Of Quince - Continued Cathy Rasmussen, 1999 Quince “A” Rootstock & Graft Compatibility Frank Besier Seedling Apple Trees Frank Besier, 2005 The Lost Pears of New York Frank Besier; January 2005 Tree Planting Today Ray Gresham, 2005 “Do it Yourself” Tree Shelters Frank Besier Variations On Red Gravenstein Water Core Barbara Chernick, 2003 When To Pick Pears back to page menu MISCELLANEOUS Nutritional Value Of Apples And Some Cultivar Differences Apples And Low Acid Diets Allergies To Apples, Other Fruit, Nuts And Vegetables In-Row Groundcovers For Orchard Weed Control E.J. Hogue, G.H. Neilsen and S. Kuchta, 2005 Medlars Frank Besier Micrografting Propagation Bob Harris,1999 Minerall: A Clay For Controlling Powdery Mildew Barbara Chernick, 1998 Monthly Reminders The Pawpaw (Asimina triloba) Pico, Plant Breeders’ Rights And You 1999 Plant Tissue Culture Bob Harris, 1999 The Use Of Reflective Mulches In Orchards And Vineyards Barbara Chernick, 2005 Research Notes Peter Mitham, 2005 Use of Zinc Sulphate Ann Aylard, 2005 back to page menu DISEASES & PESTS Anthracnose Canker Is A Zero Tolerance Disease Jim Rahe,1999 Treatment for anthracnose canker? John Meyer, 1999.pdf Apple Diseases Biology And Control Of Apple And Pear Scab Franz Niederholzer,1997 Apple Scab Resistance Breeding At Summerland Cheryl Hampson, 2003 Confessions of a Canker Conqueror (He Hopes!) Jim Rahe, 2004 Eastern Filbert Blight Frank Besier, 2005 Recognition, Life Cycle, Damage and Control of Insect Pests on Fruit Trees in Coastal British Columbia The Gypsy Moth On Vancouver Island – Part II Bob Duncan More Orchard Insects In Coastal B.C. Bob Duncan, 1998 Pear Trellis Rust, Resistant Junipers Barbara Chernick, 2003 Plum Pox Virus On A Peach Powdery Mildew: Fruit Trees Sid Joss Rust Diseases Richard Hunt Rust Disease Resistance (Continued) Rich Hunt, 1998 The Challenge Of The Varroa Mite For Vancouver Island Beekeepers Bill Spriggs, 1977 Bitter Pit of Apple Currant Fruit Fly (Euphranta canadensis) Anthracnose Canker Description Bacterial Canker Codling Moth (Cydia pomonella) Currant Sawfly (Nematus ribesii) Peach Leaf Curl Barbara Chernick Pear Trellis Rust Barbara Chernick Winter Moth (Operophthera bruinata) Linda Edwards, 1998 Apple Scab back to page menu RECIPES Mrs. Murphy's Apple Pie Bars (Thanks to Patron Orchards in Comox for this recipe) French Apple Pie (Courtesy of Phyllis Wetherall) B.C.F.T.A. Fruit Recipes Medlar Fudge Mince Pies: (yesterday, today and with luck, not tomorrow) anon, 2005 Plumple Pie Quince Jelly Poached Pear & Frangipane Tarts back to page menu NUTS Chestnut (Castanea) Cultivation Joe Simonyi, 2001 Eastern Filbert Blight Frank Besier, 2005 Growing Chestnuts From Seed Growing Walnuts From Seed Pollination In Filberts Barbara Chernick, 2003 The Hazelnut Chaim Kempler, 1998 Walnut Culture J.S. Simonyi,1999 back to page menu Check back periodically, as the list will change.

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BC FRUIT TESTERS ASSOCIATION

FREE BCFTA DOCUMENTS

BERRY FRUIT

CIDER

POLLINATION

HERITAGE

TREE FRUIT

MISCELLANEOUS

DISEASES & PESTS

RECIPES

NUTS

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