Friday, January 15, 2021

High Density Orchard by CCRES




From a historical perspective, a high-density orchard is defined as an orchard with more than 150-180 trees per acre. However, many highly productive commercial orchards today have 150-180 trees per acre and higher density could be anything over 180 trees per acre. For the purposes of this publication, there are several characteristics in addition to tree numbers that are included in a high-density orchard system. Besides having an increased number of trees per acre, a high-density orchard must come into bearing within 2-3 years after planting. To achieve this early production, it is essential to use a precocious dwarfing rootstock. Although it is possible to restrict the growth of trees on semi-dwarf rootstocks, they do not have the genetic capacity for early bearing.

CCRES  ZeljkoSerdar