Madeline Wimmer- UMN Fruit Production Extension Educator Apples : Growth stage updates: Apples between 12–24 mm, rapid shoot growth Removing newly emerging water sprouts Apple scab update Grapes: Growth stage update: 6–8 leaves separated Bloom: Petiole sampling for nutrient analysis Berry crops: Pest highlight: Spotted Wing Drosophila (SWD) About SWD Monitoring SWD adults and larvae Managing SWD Apples Growth stage updates: Fruitlets between 12–24 mm, rapid shoot growth Images: A step by step demonstration of hand removal of a newly emerging water sprout from a larger scaffold branch on a freestanding central leader trained apple tree. Image from Sekapp Orchard in Olmsted County, MN (Zone 5a) . By the time apple fruitlets begin to grow past 10 mm in circumference, a good amount of shoot growth has typically occurred. In SE Minnesota orchards, many fruits are between 12-24 mm depending on the location, variety, and other factors; vegetative shoots were around 7 inches long and stil...