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Pruning and Training Apple Trees for Maximum Yield & Fruit PDF

77 Pages·2014·6.17 MB·English
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CIIFAD China 2013 Pruning and Training Apple Trees for Maximum Yield & Fruit Quality Vertical Axe and Tall Spindle Stephen A. Hoying and Terence L. Robinson Department of Horticultural Sciences Cornell University HVL and NYSAES 3 Years Before Planting • Planning – Site and System • Choose site based on suitability for planting • Tree order – Variety, rootstock, quantity – Budwood source – Tree quality One Year Before planting • Preparation – Site • Organic matter • pH and nutrient adjustment • Drainage Site Preparation Cover Crops, Rocks, and Roots Soil Analysis Pre-plant pH and Nutrient Adjustment . • pH Amended to 6.5 top and sub soils • Phosphorous preplant • Calcium amendments preplant - lime Site Preparation Drainage Land Shaping Rule 1 • Plant only high quality Trees What is a Quality Tree • Caliper and height • (Branching) Feathers • Standard Rootstock Shank Length • Healthy Rootsystem • Budding or Grafting Method Used • Pest Freeness

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Pruning and Training Apple Trees for Maximum Yield & Fruit Quality Vertical Axe and Tall Spindle Stephen A. Hoying and Terence L. Robinson Department of Horticultural
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