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  1. Financial Maturity: A Guide to Increasing Financial Returns From Your Woodland

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/f-48

    result in death. This age of biological maturity, which might be referred to as a tree's natural ... interest "I" for "y" years. If, for example, one wanted the value of $100 five years in ... key. Note that in our problem of rate of return earned by the yellow poplar tree, we need to solve for ...

  2. Kiwifruit and Hardy Kiwi (Kiwiberries)

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/hyg-1426

    not survive the first growing season. This is generally due to planting in a poorly drained soil and ... all over the world. More than 90% of kiwifruit is currently grown in New Zealand. Kiwifruit production ... superior to others. There are limited numbers of hardy kiwi farms in the United States. There is an active ...

  3. Cedar-Apple Rust

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/plpath-tree-10

    apple/crabapple (the alternate host) in mid-summer. The pathogen then grows and begins to induce the formation of ... increasing in early spring, the galls develop telial horns (Figure 1 B-D), one of several forms of fruiting ... which in time leak a sticky matrix containing spermatia, i.e. the sexual spores (gametes) of the fungus. ...

  4. Controlling Non-Native Invasive Plants in Ohio’s Forests: Garlic Mustard (Alliaria petiolata)

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/F-66

    in soil for 5 or more years. It is important to remove as much root as possible since garlic mustard ... collected, and destroyed. In some areas a weed torch may be used for spotkilling of newly germinated ... Foliar Herbicide In areas with extensive garlic mustard populations, a very effective tool is the use of ...

  5. Community-Level Strategies for Urban Coyote Management

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/W-25

    cause coyotes to  habituate  and lose fear of people or become  food-conditioned, in which they ... Feeding Coyotes: Intentional and Accidental Leaving food outside in areas of high human activity may lure ... and more aggressive towards people, often in search of food. Disease: Rabies and Mange Rabid coyote ...

  6. Silo Safety

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/aex-59151

    in color. They escape from the silo through chutes, cracks, and drains, usually within 48 hours of ... after it has been filled. Keep a hatch door open close to the level of silage in the silo. Run the ... ladders inside and outside of the silo in good condition. Follow lockout/tagout procedures. If entering ...

  7. Cereal Rye as a Cover Crop in Ohio

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/anr-0114

    Plant growth may dry out wet soils but may also over-dry soils in the spring if not terminated in ... a timely manner. Table 2. Rating the attributes of cover crop cereal rye. Nitrogen scavenger Excellent Soil ... insurance. Table 3. Potential advantages of cover crop cereal rye. Soil Impacts Frees phosphorus (P) and ...

  8. Giant Hogweed (Heracleum mantegazzianum)

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/anr-35

    initiate flower formation. In moist, fertile soils this usually occurs in the second year of its life, but ... feet in height and flowers in late June to early July.     Figure 2. The sap of giant hogweed can cause ... established in rich, moist soils along roadside ditches, stream banks, vacant farmland, and fence and tree ...

  9. Fall Color Change in Ohio

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/anr-0145

    the production of carotenoid pigments within the leaves. Soil moisture also plays a part in fall ... States, autumn is marked by a series of chemical changes in leaves, resulting in them changing colors from ... part of the tree’s ability to survive winter weather (Chaney, 1997). Depending on the location, leaves ...

  10. Selecting, Storing, and Serving Ohio Pears

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/HYG-5526

    egg yolks, baking powder, and dash of salt in a bowl. Mix well with a fork and set aside. Combine ... Sciences, Ohio State University Extension Though there are thousands of varieties of pears, only about ten ... are grown and sold commercially.  For information on pear varieties in Ohio, contact your county ...

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