Apple tree with ripe red apples.

Wenatchee Tree Fruit Research and Extension Center

About the Center

The Wenatchee Tree Fruit Research and Extension Center (TFREC) hosts WSU faculty and USDA-ARS scientists, as well as support staff and students, who conduct research and outreach on annual and perennial specialty crops, with a primary emphasis on apple, pear, and cherry. Disciplines represented include entomology, horticulture, plant physiology, plant pathology, and soil biology. 

WSU TFREC logo.

Our scientists seek to develop new knowledge and technology that strengthens Washington’s tree fruit industry, promotes international competitiveness, provides safe and high-quality fresh fruit, and enhances the quality of the environment. 

Principal infrastructure includes Sunrise and Columbia View orchards, F. L. Overley Laboratory, USDA Tree Fruit Research Laboratory building, entomology and soils-horticulture labs and greenhouses, USDA plant pathology lab, and a cold storage and fruit handling facility. 

Contact

1100 N Western Ave.
Wenatchee, WA 98801

At a glance

Crops

Apple
Pear
Sweet Cherry

Systems

Conventional
Organic
New Technologies

Resources

400+ acres of research orchards

USDA-ARS Postharvest Research Facility

People

12 faculty
28 staff
12 post-docs
15 grad students