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0 of 3 Premium Clicks used this month SUBSCRIBE Print + Online Subscriber Activation | Register x Forgot Password | Need an Account? e-edition | subscribe | newsletter | deals Home News Latest Stories Crime, Courts and Emergency Services Politics and Elections Education Environment State News Nation - World Obituaries Weather Photo Galleries Since You Asked Videos Web Cams Mail Tribune 100 Sports Latest Stories Varsity 541 College Sports Pro Sports Community Sports Business Latest Stories Real Estate News People In Business Transportation Agriculture Opinion Latest Editorials Letters to the Editor Guest Opinions Lifestyle Latest stories Food Home and Garden Health Hiking Biking Faith Milestones and Achievements Columnist for a Day Rogue Healthy Aging Tempo Latest stories Theater Music Community Events Dining Tempo Videos Classifieds Jobs Autos Real Estate FEATURED » Obituaries Blogs TV Listings Movie Listings Oregon Outdoors Oregon Healthy Living Magazines & Special Sections NEWS NOW Longtime Ashland New Plays Festival artistic director is retiring ... Most dredging banned under new proposed guidelines ... Our View: Stay flexible on kindergarten hours ... Longtime Ashland New Plays Festival artistic director is retiring ... Most dredging banned under new proposed guidelines ... Our View: Stay flexible on kindergarten hours ... SINCE YOU ASKED Since You Asked: Old orchard trees being removed Bear Creek Corporation is removing fruit trees that are past their productive prime. MailTribune.com Writer Posted Oct. 13, 2014 @ 12:01 am Posted Oct. 13, 2014 @ 12:01 am » Social News We live in the Wagner Creek area, and over the past several years Bear Creek Corporation has removed several large pear orchards. The first one was at the corner of Rapp Road and Wagner Creek Road in Talent. Then they removed another one at Wagner Creek and Yank Gulch Road. Last week they removed yet another one on Wagner Creek Road just north of Beeson Lane. The first two orchards are now fields of grass or hay that don't appear to be harvested. We were wondering why Bear Creek Corporation would do this. — Scott and Judy, Talent Bear Creek Corporation removes fruit trees from orchards when they are past their prime production years, said Rhonda Klug, public relations manager for the company. The orchard at Wagner Creek Road and Rapp Road, for example, contained peach trees that were 24 years old. That type of peach tree is past its productive prime when it gets over 16 to 20 years old, Klug said. "They were well over that time frame," she said. She said Bear Creek Corporation allows land to rest after orchards are pulled out, which is why fields look like they are filled with unharvested hay or grass. Plans for replanting bare orchard lands are in the works, Klug said. Send questions to “Since You Asked,” Mail Tribune Newsroom, P.O. Box 1108, Medford, OR 97501; by fax to 541-776-4376; or by email to [email protected]. We’re sorry, but the volume of questions received prevents us from answering all of them.   MailTribune.com Writer Posted Oct. 13, 2014 @ 12:01 am » Comment or view comments Reader Reaction » STAY INFORMED Email NewsLetter Sign Up Today Sign up for our newsletter and have the top headlines from your community delivered right to your inbox. calendar Connect with MailTribune.com Facebook Twitter RSS Back to top Reader Services Reader Services Home Subscriptions Subscriber controls Contact us Submissions Photos Events Letters to the editor Corrections Announcements Obituaries Story ideas Since you asked Alerts Email Alerts RSS Feeds Text Alerts Advertise Media Kit Home Products and services Ad rates Advertising contacts Mail Tribune Daily Tidings The Nickel Shop Our Valley Blogs Stay Informed Email newsletter Sign Up Today Sign up for our newsletter and have the top headlines from your community delivered right to your inbox. Your privacy is important, read our privacy policy. © Copyright 2014 Local Media Group, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Privacy Policy | Terms of Service | Local Media Group Publications Original content available for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons license, except where noted. MailTribune.com | P.O. Box 1108, Medford, OR 97501