Poinsettia Sale
2025-12-12 10:00 - 15:00, 2025-12-05 10:00 - 15:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
Poinsettia Sales
Friday, December 5th – 10am to 3pm
Friday, December 12th – 10am to 3pm
Sales will be at the greenhouses on Ferdinand’s Lane
If you have any questions or would like to pre-order, please call 509-335-9502 or email maria.klement@wsu.edu

CANCELED Fruit Sales
2025-11-29 10:00 - 16:00 | WSU Horticulture Center
Fruit Sales at WSU Horticulture Center!
Fresh Fruit from WSU Orchards

Join us Fridays and Saturdays from October 17 through November 29 for our fall fruit sales at the WSU Horticulture Center in Pullman. This year’s sale will feature apples and pears grown right here on campus, along with bulk Granny Smith and WA 38 apples from WSU’s Sunrise Orchard in Wenatchee.

As our transition from Tukey Orchard continues, we’re starting to see the first promising harvests from our newer plantings at the Horticulture Center. To reflect this change, we’ve simplified our pricing structure and expanded bulk discount options—see below for details.

⏳ Sale Hours
Fridays: 12:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Saturdays: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM

🍐 New This Season
We’re offering pears grown at the Horticulture Center for the first time! Look for Bartlett, d’Anjou (green and red), Seckel, and Moonglow.

🍏 Also Available
High-quality Granny Smith and WA 38 apples from the WSU WTFREC Sunrise Orchard—perfect for storage, baking, and bulk purchases.

🍎 Fruit Varieties & Prices
(Full variety list posted at the bottom of this page and updated weekly.)
You can mix and match varieties within the same price tier to qualify for bulk pricing.
Bulk discount thresholds: 20 lb | 40 lb | 120 lb

PLUMS (ALL VARIETIES)
$3.00/lb
Bulk Discounts: Not available – limited supply
APPLES – COSMIC CRISP
$2.75/lb
Bulk Discounts: Not available – limited supply
APPLES – WA 38 & GRANNY SMITH (from WSU Sunrise Orchard)
$2.25/lb
Bulk Discounts: $2.00 | $1.75 | $1.50
APPLES – ALL OTHER VARIETIES
(Gala, Fuji, Golden Delicious, Red Delicious, McIntosh, etc.)
$1.75/lb
Bulk Discounts: $1.50 | $1.25 | $1.00
PEARS – ALL VARIETIES
$2.00/lb
Bulk Discounts: $1.75 | $1.50 | $1.25
JUICE / CIDER APPLES
$1.00/lb
Bulk Discounts: $0.80 | $0.60 | $0.50

📍 Find Us Easily!
1452 Johnson Rd, Pullman, WA
Enter Spillman Farm, take the first right, and follow the road uphill to the red 400A building.

ℹ️ Additional Information
• Please yield to tractors and farm traffic on our narrow roads.
• No parking permit is required for short visits, even if signage suggests otherwise.
• We’ll have some bags and boxes available, but please bring your own containers if you can.
• Your support helps keep the Horticulture Center thriving. To make a contribution, visit: WSU Horticulture Center Donations.
Come experience the freshness of WSU-grown fruit—and support local students and research while you’re at it!

Crop
Variety
Price
20+ LB
40+ LB
120+ LB

Apple
Granny Smith (From WTFREC Sunrise Orchard)
$2.25 /lb
$1.75 /lb
$1.50 /lb
$1.25 /lb

Apple
WA 38 (From WTFREC Sunrise Orchard)
$2.25 /lb
$1.75 /lb
$1.50 /lb
$1.25 /lb

Apple
Gala
$1.75 /lb
$1.50 /lb
$1.25 /lb
$1.00 /lb

Pear
Bartlett (Sensation Red)
$2.00 /lb
$1.75 /lb
$1.50 /lb
$1.00 /lb

Pear
d’Anjou (Columbia Red)
$2.00 /lb
$1.75 /lb
$1.50 /lb
$1.00 /lb

Pear
Moonglow
$2.00 /lb
NA
NA
NA

Pear
Seckel
$2.00 /lb
NA
NA
NA

CANCELED Fruit Sales
2025-11-28 12:00 - 18:00 | WSU Horticulture Center
This sale has been Canceled.

Fruit Sales
2025-11-22 10:00 - 16:00 | WSU Horticulture Center
Fruit Sales at the WSU Horticulture Center
Fresh Fruit from WSU Orchards
🎉 Final Fruit Sale of the Season — Granny Smith Party!
This weekend marks the final fruit sale of the season—and we’re wrapping things up with a Granny Smith Party!Granny Smith apples are the only variety remaining, and there’s still time to stock up.
🍯 Self-Dipped Caramel Apples Are Back
Students from the Horticulture Alliance (HORTA RSO) had a great time last weekend selling candied and caramel apples—Butch even stopped by as their first customer!WSU Environmental Health & Safety has approved a special self-serve caramel setup for this weekend. This is a fundraiser for the Horticulture Alliance (HORTA) RSO, and all funds will go into their club account.

Choose your own Granny Smith apple• Dip it yourself in warm caramel• Pack it in provided clamshells or paper bags

🍎 Crimson & Gray Candied Apples (Limited)
If everything goes as planned, we will also have a small number of pre-packaged candied apples made by students in the WSU Dining Hall Kitchen. This is also a fundraiser for HORTA, with all funds going into their club account.

Version 1: Crimson apple-flavored coating with a gray cinnamon swirl• Version 2: Gray cinnamon-flavored coating with a crimson apple swirl

🍬 Pricing

Candied Apples: $5 each• Caramel Apples: $7.50 each

All proceeds support HORTA’s student-led learning and outreach projects.
🌱 Custom Grafted Tree Requests (Fall 2026 Pickup)
The Horticulture Alliance RSO is now accepting custom grafted tree requests as part of a hands-on student learning experience.Trees will be grafted this winter and—if successful—available in Fall 2026.
📋 Submit your request here:https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/WpDPPDGaF4
Notes:• The form is easiest to complete on a computer.• Submissions can be edited after submission.• We cannot propagate commercially protected varieties (e.g., Cosmic Crisp®). If requested, we’ll notify you.• We cannot accept payment until trees are sold in the fall—this form is only for requests.
📦 Pre-Sorted 40 lb Boxes Available
Let us know during the sale and we’ll pull a box from the cooler.Both fancy and culinary grade Granny Smith apples are available.
👨‍🍳 Culinary Grade Boxes – 40 lbMinor blemishes but perfect for baking, preserving, and juicing. Discounted pricing applies.
💰 Final Pricing
Granny Smith• Base Price: $2.25/lb• 20+ lb: $2.00/lb• 40+ lb: $1.75/lb• 80+ lb: $1.55/lb• 160+ lb: $1.40/lb
Granny Smith – Culinary Grade• 40+ lb: $1.25/lb• 80+ lb: $1.05/lb• 160+ lb: $0.95/lb
🕒 Fruit Sale Schedule (Final Weekend)

Friday: 12:00 PM – 6:00 PM• Saturday: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PMThis is the last weekend of the season.

📍 Find Us Easily!
1452 Johnson Rd, Pullman, WAEnter Spillman Farm, take the first right, and follow the road uphill to the red 400A building.(Scroll to the bottom of this page for a Google Maps link to our location.)
ℹ️ Additional Information

Please yield to tractors and farm traffic on our narrow roads.• No parking permit is required for short visits—even if signage suggests otherwise.• We’ll have some bags and boxes available, but please bring your own containers if you can.• Your support helps keep the Horticulture Center thriving. To make a contribution, visit: WSU Horticulture Center Donations.

Come experience the freshness of WSU-grown fruit—and support local students and research while you’re at it!

Crop
Variety
Price
20+ LB
40+ LB
80+ LB
160+ LB

Apple
Granny Smith (From WTFREC Sunrise Orchard)
$2.25 /lb
$2.00 /lb
$1.75 /lb
$1.55 /lb
$1.40 /lb

Apple
Culinary Grade WA 38 & Granny Smith
NA
NA
$1.25 /lb
$1.05 /lb
$0.95 /lb

Fruit Sales
2025-11-15 10:00 - 16:00, 2025-11-08 10:00 - 16:00, 2025-11-01 10:00 - 16:00, 2025-10-18 10:00 - 16:00 | WSU Horticulture Center

CANCELLED - Fruit Sales
2025-10-25 10:00 - 16:00, 2025-10-24 12:00 - 18:00 | WSU Horticulture Center
This event has been cancelled. See you next week!

Fruit Sales
2025-10-17 12:00 - 18:00 | WSU Horticulture Center
Fruit Sales at the WSU Horticulture Center
Fresh Fruit from WSU Orchards
🎉 Final Fruit Sale of the Season — Granny Smith Party!
This weekend marks the final fruit sale of the season—and we’re wrapping things up with a Granny Smith Party!
Granny Smith apples are the only variety remaining, and there’s still time to stock up.
🍯 Self-Dipped Caramel Apples Are Back
Students from the Horticulture Alliance (HORTA RSO) had a great time last weekend selling candied and caramel apples—Butch even stopped by as their first customer!
WSU Environmental Health & Safety has approved a special self-serve caramel setup for this weekend. This is a fundraiser for the Horticulture Alliance (HORTA) RSO, and all funds will go into their club account.

Choose your own Granny Smith apple
• Dip it yourself in warm caramel
• Pack it in provided clamshells or paper bags

🍎 Crimson & Gray Candied Apples (Limited)
If everything goes as planned, we will also have a small number of pre-packaged candied apples made by students in the WSU Dining Hall Kitchen. This is also a fundraiser for HORTA, with all funds going into their club account.

Version 1: Crimson apple-flavored coating with a gray cinnamon swirl
• Version 2: Gray cinnamon-flavored coating with a crimson apple swirl

🍬 Pricing

Candied Apples: $5 each
• Caramel Apples: $7.50 each

All proceeds support HORTA’s student-led learning and outreach projects.
🌱 Custom Grafted Tree Requests (Fall 2026 Pickup)
The Horticulture Alliance RSO is now accepting custom grafted tree requests as part of a hands-on student learning experience.
Trees will be grafted this winter and—if successful—available in Fall 2026.
📋 Submit your request here:
https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/WpDPPDGaF4
Notes:
• The form is easiest to complete on a computer.
• Submissions can be edited after submission.
• We cannot propagate commercially protected varieties (e.g., Cosmic Crisp®). If requested, we’ll notify you.
• We cannot accept payment until trees are sold in the fall—this form is only for requests.
📦 Pre-Sorted 40 lb Boxes Available
Let us know during the sale and we’ll pull a box from the cooler.
Both fancy and culinary grade Granny Smith apples are available.
👨‍🍳 Culinary Grade Boxes – 40 lb
Minor blemishes but perfect for baking, preserving, and juicing. Discounted pricing applies.
💰 Final Pricing
Granny Smith
• Base Price: $2.25/lb
• 20+ lb: $2.00/lb
• 40+ lb: $1.75/lb
• 80+ lb: $1.55/lb
• 160+ lb: $1.40/lb
Granny Smith – Culinary Grade
• 40+ lb: $1.25/lb
• 80+ lb: $1.05/lb
• 160+ lb: $0.95/lb
🕒 Fruit Sale Schedule (Final Weekend)

Friday: 12:00 PM – 6:00 PM
• Saturday: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
This is the last weekend of the season.

📍 Find Us Easily!
1452 Johnson Rd, Pullman, WA
Enter Spillman Farm, take the first right, and follow the road uphill to the red 400A building.
(Scroll to the bottom of this page for a Google Maps link to our location.)
ℹ️ Additional Information

Please yield to tractors and farm traffic on our narrow roads.
• No parking permit is required for short visits—even if signage suggests otherwise.
• We’ll have some bags and boxes available, but please bring your own containers if you can.
• Your support helps keep the Horticulture Center thriving. To make a contribution, visit: WSU Horticulture Center Donations.

Come experience the freshness of WSU-grown fruit—and support local students and research while you’re at it!

Crop
Variety
Price
20+ LB
40+ LB
80+ LB
160+ LB

Apple
Granny Smith (From WTFREC Sunrise Orchard)
$2.25 /lb
$2.00 /lb
$1.75 /lb
$1.55 /lb
$1.40 /lb

Apple
Culinary Grade WA 38 & Granny Smith
NA
NA
$1.25 /lb
$1.05 /lb
$0.95 /lb

Fruit Sales
2025-07-17 12:00 - 18:00 | WSU Horticulture Center
🍒 Sweet Cherry Sale – One Weekend Only!
Join us at the WSU Horticulture Center July 11–13 to pick up large, deeply sweet Selah and Skeena cherries.
Cherries are back on!
Please note our updated days and hours for this weekend’s sale.
We’re excited to announce that sweet dark cherries from our WSU Roza Orchard will be available for a limited time only! Our two varieties—Selah and Skeena—were harvested from neighboring rows and picked together. While they differ slightly in appearance, both deliver a deeply sweet, richly flavored profile and impressive fruit size. Perfect for fresh eating, baking, freezing, or preserving.
Sale Details
📅 Dates:

Thursday, July 17, 2025
Friday, July 18, 2025
Saturday, July 19, 2025
Sunday, July 20, 2025

🕙 Hours:
12:00 PM – 6:00 PM each day

📍 Location:
WSU Horticulture Center
1452 Johnson Road
Pullman, WA 99163
📍 Google Maps

🧭 Directions:
After turning onto the gravel road, stay right and follow signs to the Horticulture Center at the red building at the top of the hill (Building 400A).

🚗 Parking:
Available in the gravel lot near the building.
💲 Cherry Pricing (sweet cherries):

Quantity Purchased
Price per lb

0–19 lbs
$4.00

20–49 lbs
$3.50

50–99 lbs
$3.00

100–249 lbs
$2.75

250+ lbs
$2.50

💳 Payment Options:
We accept cash, checks made payable to WSU (with ID), and credit/debit cards.
📦 Bulk Cherry Pick-Up Available
If you’d like to order 20 lbs or more, you may schedule a pick-up this week or next during normal business hours (8:30 AM – 4:30 PM) or during weekend sale hours. Please allow at least 24 hours’ notice so we can pre-sort your order.
To reserve, email glovergn@wsu.edu.

Field Day at the Horticulture Center with Erik Zavala – Tree Fruit Talk & Orchard Walk
2025-04-26 12:00 - 16:00 | WSU Horticulture Center
Date & Time:
Saturday, April 26 | 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM (or whenever the group wraps up)
Location:
WSU Horticulture Center
1452 Johnson Road, Pullman, WA 99163
(Building 400A – red building at the top of the hill)
Event Description:
Join us for the first official event hosted by HORTA – the Horticulture Alliance at WSU! 🌿
Erik Zavala, Fieldman Manager at Blue Bird Orchards and a trusted voice in Washington’s tree fruit industry, returns to Pullman for a student-led mini field day and orchard walk at the WSU Horticulture Center.
Whether you’re interested in orchard management, ag career paths, or just want to get outside and learn something new, this is a great chance to hear firsthand from a professional who bridges science and industry.
Topics will include:

Real-world orchard management decisions
How to boost packout and fruit quality
Preparing for the next growing season
Career insights and Q&A with Erik
Hands-on learning opportunities at the Horticulture Center
Trends and challenges in Washington tree fruit

Open to all students, faculty, and community members—no experience required.
Bonus: Students from the Horticulture Alliance will also be onsite grafting trees for the Historic Apples of Whitman County collection in partnership with the Lost Apple Project.
How to Find Us:
After turning onto the gravel road, stay right and follow the signs to the Horticulture Center—we’re the red building at the top of the hill (Building 400A).
Questions?
Contact Grant Glover at glovergn@wsu.edu

The influence of relative sun exposure on sunscald susceptibility, peel metabolism, and storage outcome of Granny Smith apples (Manoella Mendoza, Hort 510 student)
2025-04-24 14:55 - 16:05 | Clark 151, Clark Hall 151, Pullman WA, WA, 99164
510 Seminar Series
The influence of relative sun exposure on sunscald susceptibility, peel metabolism, and storage outcome of Granny Smith apples
Speaker: Manoella Mendoza

WSU Horticulture Center Spring Service Days
2025-04-19 11:00 - 17:00 | WSU Horticulture Center
🌳 WSU Horticulture Center Spring Service Days 🌸
Event Dates:
🗓 April 20, 21, 27, and 28🕚 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM (come for as long or as little as you can!)
Location:
WSU Horticulture Center410 SE Dairy Road, Pullman, WA 99164(Just follow the signs pointing to the Horticulture Center, stay right on the gravel road, and look for the two red buildings at the top of the hill!)
Event Description:
Come celebrate spring bloom at the WSU Horticulture Center with a day of hands-on service, orchard views, and community connection! Whether you’re looking to log service hours, meet new people, or just enjoy a gorgeous spring day outdoors—there’s something for everyone. 🌞
These volunteer days are open to all students, faculty, staff, and community members—no horticulture experience required!
Volunteer Activities Include:

🌱 Tree planting
🐝 Installing pheromone lures and pollinator structures
🌸 Flower thinning (timing-dependent)
🌿 Weeding and site cleanup
🔨 Building nursery tables and wildlife boxes
🔧 Irrigation maintenance
🍎 Trellis repairs and pruning cleanup

Come ready to get your hands dirty and make a lasting impact on one of WSU’s most beautiful spaces. We’ll provide tools, gloves, and training. All you need to bring is your enthusiasm (and maybe a water bottle, a hat, and some sunscreen)!

How to Sign Up:👉 Log in or sign up on GivePulse to RSVP

Saturday, April 19: https://givepul.se/345jh7
Sunday, April 20: https://givepul.se/x67fek
Saturday, April 26: https://givepul.se/h3426l
Sunday, April 27: https://givepul.se/0wadc1

Or just email Grant (glovergn@wsu.edu) if you’d rather sign up the old-school way.

Contact:Grant GloverInterim Director, WSU Horticulture Center📧 glovergn@wsu.edu📞 509-335-6700

Agronomic management strategies and physiological factors affecting biennial bearing in apple (Thiago Campbell, Hort 510 student)
2025-04-17 14:55 - 16:05 | Clark 151, Clark Hall 151, Pullman WA, WA, 99164
510 Seminar Series
Agronomic management strategies and physiological factors affecting biennial bearing in apple
Speaker: Thiago Campbell

Sweetpotato: A New Crop for Western Washington (Laura Schulz, Hort Graduate Student)
2025-04-10 14:55 - 16:05 | Clark 151, Clark Hall 151, Pullman WA, WA, 99164
510 Seminar Series
Sweetpotato: A New Crop for Western Washington
Speaker: Laura Schulz

Buzzworthy Insights on Blueberry Pollination (Dr. Lisa DeVetter, WSU Horticulture)
2025-04-03 14:55 - 16:05 | Clark 151, Clark Hall 151, Pullman WA, WA, 99164
510 Seminar Series
Buzzworthy Insights on Blueberry Pollination
Speaker: Dr. Lisa DeVetter, WSU Horticulture

The Role of Environmental Stress on Potato Production Potential (Olufunke Ogundiya, Hort 510 student)
2025-03-27 14:55 - 16:05 | Clark 151, Clark Hall 151, Pullman WA, WA, 99164
510 Seminar Series
The Role of Environmental Stress on Potato Production Potential
Speaker: Olufunke Ogundiya

Understanding Integrated Pest Management with Case Studies from Washington Specialty Crop (Dr. Louie Nottingham, WSU Entomology)
2025-03-20 14:55 - 16:05 | Clark 151, Clark Hall 151, Pullman WA, WA, 99164
510 Seminar Series
Title: Understanding Integrated Pest Management with Case Studies from Washington Specialty Crop
Speaker: Dr. Louie Nottingham

Introducing a New Biobased, Soil-Biodegradable Mulch: Lignocellulosic Film (Aidan Williams, Hort 510 student)
2025-03-06 14:55 - 16:05 | Clark 151, Clark Hall 151, Pullman WA, WA, 99164
510 Seminar Series
Introducing a New Biobased, Soil-Biodegradable Mulch: Lignocellulosic Film
Speaker: Aidan Williams

MulcH2O: A Sprayable, Biodegradable Mulch Technology for Certified Organic Growers (Ben Weiss, Hort 510 student)
2025-02-27 14:55 | Clark 151, Clark Hall 151, Pullman WA, WA, 99164
510 Seminar Series
MulcH2O: A Sprayable, Biodegradable Mulch Technology for Certified Organic Growers
Speaker: Ben Weiss

Effects of Soil and Foliar Nitrogen Applications on Grapevine Nutrient Partitioning, Yield, and Fruit Composition (Pierre Davadant, Hort 510 student)
2025-02-20 14:55 - 16:05 | Clark 151, Clark Hall 151, Pullman WA, WA, 99164
510 Seminar Series
Effects of Soil and Foliar Nitrogen Applications on Grapevine Nutrient Partitioning, Yield, and Fruit Composition
Speaker: Pierre Davadant

CANCELLED Mid-Career Musings: How Extension and Information Transfer Can Actually Change the World (Dr. Mercy Olmstead, University of California)
2025-02-13 14:55 - 16:05 | Clark 151, Clark Hall 151, Pullman WA, WA, 99164
CANCELLED
510 Seminar Series
Mid-Career Musings: How Extension and Information Transfer Can Actually Change the World
External Speaker
Speaker: Dr. Mercy Olmstead

Building a Career in Horticulture Science (Dr. Carol Miles, WSU Horticulture)
2025-02-06 14:55 - 16:05 | Clark 151, Clark Hall 151, Pullman WA, WA, 99164
510 Seminar Series
Building a Career in Horticulture Science
Speaker: Dr. Carol Miles

Reflections: Recipes that Make Peas Pay (Dr. Rebecca McGee, USDA ARS Retired).
2025-01-30 14:55 - 16:05 | Clark 151, Clark Hall 151, Pullman WA, WA, 99164
510 Seminar Series
Reflections: Recipes that Make Peas Pay
Speaker: Dr. Rebecca McGee

Specialty Crop Databases and Breeding Information Management System to accelerate Crop Improvement (Dr. Sook Jung, WSU Horticulture).
2025-01-23 14:55 - 16:05 | Clark 151, Clark Hall 151, Pullman WA, WA, 99164
510 Seminar Series
Specialty Crop Databases and Breeding Information Management System to accelerate Crop Improvement?
Speaker: Dr. Sook Jung

The AgBioData Curriculum for Ag FAIR Data (Dr. Dorrie Main, WSU Horticulture)
2025-01-16 14:55 - 16:05 | Clark 151, Clark Hall 151, Pullman WA, WA, 99164
510 Seminar Series
The AgBioData Curriculum for Ag FAIR Data
Speaker: Dr. Dorrie Main

Seminar Introduction
2025-01-09 14:55 - 16:05 | Clark 151, Clark Hall 151, Pullman WA, WA, 99164
Seminar Student Introduction
Instructors: Dorrie Main and Lisa DeVetter
This talk will be provided in the Horticulture Department’s weekly seminar series.
