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Plum Tree Information Day 2015

Following industry concerns about dieback among young plum trees HORTGRO Science offered an information session and orchard walk at Allée Bleue, Franschhoek on 10 December to discuss this and other issues.

The group gathering at Allée Bleue where Douw Steyn spoke on plum tree dieback at this farm.
The group gathering at Allée Bleue where Douw Steyn spoke on plum tree dieback at this farm.
The group gathering at Allée Bleue where Douw Steyn spoke on plum tree dieback at this farm.
A plum tree exhibiting dieback.
A plum tree exhibiting dieback.
A dieback affected plum.
A dieback affected plum.
A shriveled plum.
A shriveled plum.
An attentive audience.
An attentive audience.
Speakers of the day (from left): Wiehann Steyn (HORTGRO Science), Sheila Storey (Nemlab), Piet Stassen (private consultant) and Lizel Mostert (Stellenbosch University Department of Plant Pathology).
Speakers of the day (from left): Wiehann Steyn (HORTGRO Science), Sheila Storey (Nemlab), Piet Stassen (private consultant) and Lizel Mostert (Stellenbosch University Department of Plant Pathology).
The morning's panelists (from left) André Smit (SASPA), Wiehann Steyn, Sheila Storey, Piet Stassen, Lizel Mostert, Matthew Addison (HORTGRO Science) and Jacques Ferreira (SA Plant).
The morning's panelists (from left) André Smit (SASPA), Wiehann Steyn, Sheila Storey, Piet Stassen, Lizel Mostert, Matthew Addison (HORTGRO Science) and Jacques Ferreira (SA Plant).
The group gathering at Allée Bleue where Douw Steyn spoke on plum tree dieback at this farm.A plum tree exhibiting dieback.A dieback affected plum.A shriveled plum.An attentive audience.Speakers of the day (from left): Wiehann Steyn (HORTGRO Science), Sheila Storey (Nemlab), Piet Stassen (private consultant) and Lizel Mostert (Stellenbosch University Department of Plant Pathology).The morning's panelists (from left) André Smit (SASPA), Wiehann Steyn, Sheila Storey, Piet Stassen, Lizel Mostert, Matthew Addison (HORTGRO Science) and Jacques Ferreira (SA Plant).
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