Gobble pruning, also known as Calyx-shaped pruning, is the most commonly used technique for orchard-raised peach trees. Peaches grown in this manner must be topped, meaning that the top branch must be removed and the crown built on 3-4 main branches. Continuous pruning is necessary requirement for all peach trees, so gobble pruning must be executed 19 inches above the trunk so that it ultimately simplifies the work of pruning, thinning and pest combat. Read the rest of this entry »
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Plantation Distance & Economic and Cultural Conditions For Orchard Building
Plantation distance in accordance with the varieties and rootstock to be planted:
Fruit growing will be successful as long as the varieties selected will have commercial Read the rest of this entry »
Types of Fruit Seedlings and Planting Times
Generally square, quadrangle, chess and triangle planting are applied to flat areas. In sloping areas, contour planting is applied parallel to terrace curves. Let’s learn how to mark our seedling locations, dig seedling holes, plant our seedlings and understand the optimimum plantation times. Read the rest of this entry »
The Preferred Characteristics Of Proper Fruit Seedlings
Today, we will explain the preferred characteristics of proper fruit seedlings (before hedging an orchard) and the ideal plantation times of seedlings. Read the rest of this entry »
The Biological Characteristics Of Fruit Varieties
Foreign pollination is a must for fruit production trees of many fruit types and varieties. Despite heavy flower production, fruit trees that tend to produce little to no fruit likely suffer from a lack of effectively-inseminating species. Read the rest of this entry »
Orchard Building
Fruit trees can live many years in an orchard that has been planted using the proper soil along with various other considerations. Incorrect applications during the building stage may trigger negative consequences for many years, which is especially unacceptable when the product that is lost is important both for producer and the national economy. The climate is a particularly important factor for fruit seedlings to root, grow, produce fruit, generate crops regularly every year and offer diversity of variety types. Depending on the fruit type and variety, plant materials have many distinct requirements (such as climate conditions) that must be considered carefully. Read the rest of this entry »
Agricultural Biodiversity 