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Philip VanBuskirk

Philip D. VanBuskirk is a professor in the Department of Horticulture at Oregon State University. He obtained a M.S. from West Virginia University and a B.S. from Davis and Elkins College.

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  • Smudgepot

    Commercial orchards were first planted in Oregon in the 1860s. When orchardists first experienced crop loss due to frost, they quickly developed a way to protect the blossoms and young fruitlets. Based on information coming out of Florida, orchardists in the West began to use smudging to protect the fruit …

    Oregon Encyclopedia