Hello Art,
I would contend that a well-planned properly filled out orchard of dwarf
trees (say from seventh year) has just as many leaves as the majority of
orchards with standards. If this were not the case the dwarf orchard
would not be able to out-yield the standard orchard in tons of crop per
Hello all, two more cents
Rootstock has a major effect on the ability for a tree to bear a specific ratio
of commercial fruit per cube meter of canopy. I agree that the leaves of the
variety need to synthesize the same amount of carbohydrates per fruit. But
would it be possible that the
You're probably correct Con. What do you think about coverage and
penetration? Reaching in, say 7-8 ft and up, maybe 14 ft as opposed to 3-4
ft in and 8-10 ft up. This goes to canopy density and the equalizer is the
denser canopy of the dwarf planting. What spacings are common on your farm?
The variables can bogle the mind.
On Thu, Oct 7, 2010 at 8:42 AM, Jourdain Jean-Marc jourd...@ctifl.frwrote:
Hello all, two more cents
Rootstock has a major effect on the ability for a tree to bear a specific
ratio of commercial fruit per cube meter of canopy. I agree that the leaves
of
