Tree height in a high density orchard depends on your latitude, row width and
orientation i.e. N-S or E-W.
While a short tree might be ideal if you want to go ladderless at our latitude
here in Montana 12 foot tall trees oriented N-S with a 14' drive row take
maximum advantage of the sun.
I've
Bill,
I heard of this technique, crop and flop where the central leader bends
on its own. Can't see a problem with helping the process along with some
string,
Thanks for the ideas,
Hugh
On Mon, Nov 25, 2013 at 9:02 AM, Fleming, William
w...@exchange.montana.eduwrote:
Tree height in a high
Huge, we are at Lat 38, and nearly at sea level. I think it is common for the
tree to be a tough one to grow throughout the US market compared to other
apple trees. There is no doubt it's a good fresh apple for eating and as I
mentioned it was not a favorite for juice as compared to our 17
Thanks Rich. Try selling your press on this cider forum:
cider-requ...@talisman.com
On Mon, Nov 25, 2013 at 12:39 PM, Rich Everett reofar...@gmail.com wrote:
Huge, we are at Lat 38, and nearly at sea level. I think it is common
for the tree to be a tough one to grow throughout the US
