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High Density Apple Planting Systems

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 May 2017

Darrel Good
Darrel Good*
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Economics, Cornell University
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Historically, the standard tree set in commercial apple orchards has been 27 trees per acre, planted on 40 foot centers. With this planting system trees tend to become quite large, requiring substantial amounts of labor for pruning, spraying and harvesting. The large amount of vegetative growth on these trees renders much of the innertree fruit bearing surface unproductive due to shading.

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Research Article
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Journal of the Northeastern Agricultural Economics Council , Volume 3 , Issue 2 , October 1974 , pp. 35 - 45
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Copyright © Northeastern Agricultural and Resource Economics Association 

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