The photos linked below and taken by Al Bonin, are in chronological order. To view photos as a "slide show," click on the (underlined) link. Then, mouse-over the photo and click - or, enter N to view the next photo, or P to view the previous photo.
During 2006 and 2007 Tony Cristler and Al Bonin restored the International Harvester, Farmall Super A tractor which was first used by the strawberry program at the Wolfsill Experimental Orchards in the 1940s. Tony & Al restoring the Farmall.
Olive avenue entrance, 1937. Photo courtesy UC Davis Special Collections. . . . On May 24, 1842, Governor Juan Bautista de Alvarado granted four square Mexican leagues, over 17,750 acres, to William Wolfskill.
The land comprising the Wolfskill Experimental Orchards was deeded to the University of California in three separate parcels: The original 108 acres were donated by John's daughter, Frances Wolfskill Wilson, in 1934 (photo, outlined in red).
Development of New Cultivars Work here has resulted in the development and release of 55 new varieties - 29 strawberry, 8 processing peach, 7 cherry, 5 almond, 3 prune and 3 pistachio - as well as 2 almond-peach rootstocks.
Environmental stress research Heat stress/non-infectious bud failure in almond Water stress/irrigation research with almond, peach, clingstone peach, apricot, cherry, and others Water stress and crop load effects on fruit fresh and dry weights in peach (Prunus persica) Crop load and water stress eff...
