I have only two years experience with this, but I'll give my opinion. A lot depends on your rootstock. A dwarf rootstock such as Bud 9 seems to do well at 11 ft. spacing on the rows. I have seen 9 ft. Bud 9 that hampered light penetration. I have Bud 9 trees planted 30 inches x 12 feet and I believe this is a good choice, but my tractor is 70" wide, would have gone to 11 ft if I had a smaller tractor. I assume your location gets cold, ( -30 ?) so a cold hardly rootstock would be good, say a G11 or Bud 9. Bud 9 can get to 10 feet, from what I have seen.
On Wed, Jul 2, 2014 at 12:55 PM, Matt Pellerin <[email protected]> wrote: > I am a grower in central Maine that operates a pick-your-own orchard. I > will be planting a tall spindle orchard next year. I would like to plant > the rows as narrow as possible in combination with shorter trees so the > customers can reach more of the fruit. My orchard tractor is 54" wide. > How narrow can I plant my tall spindle orchard with this equipment? Also, > what would be the appropriate tree height at the narrow row spacing? > > Thanks, > -- > Matthew Pellerin > Agricultural Manager > Treworgy Family Orchards > 3876 Union St > Levant, ME 04456 > www.treworgyorchards.com > 207-884-8354 > > _______________________________________________ > apple-crop mailing list > [email protected] > http://virtualorchard.net/mailman/listinfo/apple-crop > >
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