It has been my experience that two scaffolds may originate at near the same height without choking the central leader - three originating at the same height will devigorate the leader eventually -
the longer the tree lives, the more difference it makes - D On Feb 27, 2011, at 7:10 AM, Randy Steffens Jr wrote: > How much vertical distance do you generally employ to separate primary > scaffold branches on semi-dwarf Apple trees trained to central leader? > Various university publications don't agree on spacing. Cornell extension > publication 112 (written 1972) says at least 8 inches vertically between each > branch is necessary, and that less space can cause the central leader to > loose dominance. But more recent publications from other universities such as > Univ. of NC and Univ. of VA imply it's fine if they all emerge from > practically the same level. Is the Cornell publication old advice, or is the > spacing really not that big a deal? What are the spacings you use for common > rootstocks like M106 or G11? Is there any compelling reason to move towards > adopting Cornell's "textbook" approach in our orchards? > > Randy Steffens Jr > Shepard's Valley Orchards > MIddle Tennessee > > _______________________________________________ > apple-crop mailing list > apple-crop@virtualorchard.net > http://virtualorchard.net/mailman/listinfo/apple-crop
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