In New Jersey 3/4 pound of borax per tree hastened fruit maturity, fruit 

 flavor was flat and insipid and fruit was poorly colored with many split pits. 



Tree symptoms of excess boron are characterized by witherin;^ and dying back 

 of terminal shoots in mid and late season, small can' er areas along the shoots, 

 rough bark, prominent lenticels, excessive development of lateral shoots which 

 gives a bushy type growth, 



Walter D. Weeks 



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RESPONSE OF RASPBERRIES TO THE WINTER OF 1962-63 



As is Indicated In the following table, there was very little winter injury 

 to the raspberry plants in our variety planting at Amherst. None of the injury 

 was of commercial significance as normal heading-back of the canes would 

 eliminate most of the Injured wood. 



Estimate of Cane Killing of Raspberries 1962-63 



7o of Cane Killed 



7= of Cane Killed 



Canby 

 Comet 

 Durham 

 Early Red 

 Gatineau 

 Lake Geneva 

 Latham 

 Madawaska 



•-James F. Anderson 



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