Rye:
If you have good soil and live in S. Calif, those trees will get bigger
than 7-9' and (likely) occupy more space than 6' between trees.
And while you seem determined to use a wire trellis, you should know
that wires are a pain. Or as the trees grow and fill in their space
limbs/foliage will make pruning difficult. Reason. Invariably you'll get
your pruners into the wire and ruin both pruners and possibly the wire.
Further every time you want to get on the other side of this trellis you'll
need to walk around the end of the row. And on a hot (100 degree plus) day,
this sort of stuff is unwanted.
I'd suggest you use a single post for each tree and simply anchor (tie)
each tree to the post.
Ed......former grower, now too old to think about trellis...S. Ind...
2011/2/19 <[email protected]>
>
> Hello, newbie here.
>
> I am planting a small high density orchard. I have bareroots on order on
> m9 nic-29. Due to arrive in the next week or three. I'm planting with 6
> foot in-row spacing and looking to maintain a tree height of about 7-9 feet
> on 4 (or 5 if they look like they want to grow to 9 feet) wire trellises for
> a hedgegrow with the main branches latticed similar to this photo:
>
> http://resources.cas.psu.edu/TFPG/apple_trellis/images/slide33.gif
>
> Two ways I can think to accomplish this:
>
> 1) after planting, cut the scion to about 22 inches (from ground level) and
> train two leaders to grow 45 degrees North and South respectively.
> 2) initially plant trees at a 45 degree angle, leaning to the North,
> training a low shoot to grow 45 degrees to the South.
>
> I lean towards option 1) but being a newbie I'm hesitant to cut them so
> short. However, that's what it looks like was done in the photo. Can a
> newly planted bareroot handle being cut to 22 inches? Also they will be in
> grow tubes to protect from the critters. Just wanted to mention that if it
> matters that only about 3 inches of wood will get a full day's sun
> initially.
>
> Thank you so much for your consideration.
>
> Rye Hefley
> Future Farmer's Market Vendor
> Private orchard in So. Cal.
>
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