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- From: <dmnorton@royaloakfarmorchard.com>
- To: "North American Fruit Explorers" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: Re: [NAFEX] High Density Planting
- Date: Fri, 29 May 2009 14:11:47 -0500
1) The tall spindle or Slender Axis systems appear to be the most profitable systems.
2) High tree density gives high early yield.
3) Highly feathered trees are the key to the systems.
4) Minimal pruning at planting (No heading the leader or tipping the feathers at planting)
5) Branch angle management. Bending feathers below horizontal at planting induces early cropping and limits branch size.
6) Branch caliper management. Ruthless removal of large branches keeps trees manageable. "Large branches create large trees"
7) "The best way of restricting vegetative growth is to produce apples."
Another article on the application of the system can be found at http://www.goodfruit.com/issues.php?article=2287&issue=87.
If anyone is interested on more information, contact me an I can e-mail you our 1 page training program with photo on branch bending.
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> I was
>> experimenting with the Backyard Orchard Culture I found on the Internet...
>>
>> http://www.crfg.org/tidbits/backyardorchard.html
>
> Wow, interesting document, didn't realise you could get away with cramming
> trees so close together.
>
> I too am pretty limited for space and am trying to grow a wide variety of
> fruit. I though I was crowding my apples in at 9ft apart but what is
> suggested in this document goes much further.
>
> I wonder has anyone got much experience with this technique and what kind of
> success people have had. I imagine it's great for cross polination (as you
> can easily plant several varieties) and thus have greater fruit set, but are
> there any negative affects, for example stress on trees from close planting,
> faster disease and pest propagation, etc.
>
> If anyone has any comments I'd be very interested.
>
> Caren,
> Quebec
>
>
>
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Re: [NAFEX] Pluots in Nebraska
, (continued)
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Re: [NAFEX] Pluots in Nebraska,
Kevin Moore, 05/25/2009
- Re: [NAFEX] Pluots in Nebraska, Mark Angermayer, 05/25/2009
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Re: [NAFEX] Pluots in Nebraska,
Lon J. Rombough, 05/25/2009
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Re: [NAFEX] Pluots in Nebraska,
William C. Garthright, 05/25/2009
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Re: [NAFEX] Pluots in Nebraska,
Kieran &/or Donna, 05/28/2009
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Re: [NAFEX] Pluots in Nebraska,
William C. Garthright, 05/28/2009
- Re: [NAFEX] Am-Jap plums in Nebraska, Kieran &/or Donna, 05/29/2009
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[NAFEX] High Density Planting,
Caren Kirk, 05/29/2009
- Re: [NAFEX] High Density Planting, William C. Garthright, 05/29/2009
- Re: [NAFEX] High Density Planting, dmnorton, 05/29/2009
- Re: [NAFEX] High Density Planting, dmnorton, 05/29/2009
- Re: [NAFEX] High Density Planting, Karen Kellogg, 05/30/2009
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Re: [NAFEX] Pluots in Nebraska,
William C. Garthright, 05/28/2009
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Re: [NAFEX] Pluots in Nebraska,
Kieran &/or Donna, 05/28/2009
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Re: [NAFEX] Pluots in Nebraska,
William C. Garthright, 05/25/2009
- Re: [NAFEX] Pluots in Nebraska, Ginda Fisher, 05/25/2009
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Re: [NAFEX] Pluots in Nebraska,
Kevin Moore, 05/25/2009
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