Thanks for the responses. I was thinking of going to a 10 x 3 orchard growing Honeycrisp on M26 and Macoun on Bud 9. I think the 10 x 3 spacing puts the tree height at 8.5' which will work pretty well for pick-your-own. On this kind of spacing, will I still be within the Tall Spindle category? Will I have to make adjustments in my pruning methodology or will the typical tall spindle pruning and training recommendations work?
Thanks, Matt On Thu, Jul 3, 2014 at 8:26 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > I concur with Dennis' evaluation of Dr. Robinson's videos; this system has > forced even stubborn high-chill varieties to transition from vegetative > mode to fruiting mode in hot climates and the tropics. > > I wanted to address Matthew's desire to keep the trees around 6' tall. > This sounds like it would take a very dwarfing rootstock like M27; do any > of our growers have experience training these as tall spindle? > > Kevin Hauser > Kuffel Creek Apple Nursery > Riverside, California > Nakifuma, Uganda > > On Thu, 3 Jul 2014 00:23:19 -0500, <[email protected]> > wrote: > > matthew, > > > > We have been growing tall spindle in northern Illinois in a > pick-your-own > > orchard for around 5 or 6 years now. The system has been improving over > > the years and currently the newer spacing being recommended by Dr. > Terence > > Robinson > > from Cornell is around 12' x 3'. I highly recommend watching the videos > > at YouTube he did at the Winter Apple School in Henderson County, NC > found > > at http://youtu.be/gJF4wLgXnK8 > > > > After viewing this video and others on the BRCC TV - The Educational > > Channel on YouTube covering the Tall Spindle System, we will be making > the > > recommended changes to our current system of 14' x 4'. > > > > Hope this helps. > > > > Dennis Norton > > IPM Specialist/Certified Nurseryman > > Royal Oak Farm Orchard > > 15908 Hebron Rd. > > Harvard, IL 60033-9357 > > Office (815) 648-4467 > > Mobile (815) 228-2174 > > Fax (609) 228-2174 > > http://www.royaloakfarmorchard.com > > http://www.royaloakfarmorchard.blogspot.com > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Matt Pellerin > > To: [email protected] > > Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2014 2:55 PM > > Subject: [apple-crop] Narrow Tall Spindle Layout > > > > > > 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 > _______________________________________________ > apple-crop mailing list > [email protected] > http://virtualorchard.net/mailman/listinfo/apple-crop > -- Matthew Pellerin Agricultural Manager Treworgy Family Orchards 3876 Union St Levant, ME 04456 www.treworgyorchards.com 207-884-8354
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