An intensive orchard design brings earlier fruiting production and allows for systematic training systems and pruning, while making overall orchard management simpler.
Traditional wide spacing 6m X 6m
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Semi-intensive spacing 4m X 2m
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Intensive spacing 3.5m X 1.5m
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Planting an orchard is a big investment of time, money and assets. The old traditional way of sparsely spaced trees with an "open centre" or "vase" system was suitable in the past. However now with the global market, increased labour costs and a need for modern equipment it is essential there be a return on investment and increased overall profitability. High planting densities with central leader systems for peaches, apricots, prunes and cherries are now becoming the norm in places like Europe, New Zealand, Australia and South America.
As can be seen in the table below, higher density orchards out-perform low density orchards, doubling production earlier and maintaining good production for the life of the orchard. Why wait years for production and profits when you can have it sooner with an intensive or semi-intensive orchard system? Our dwarf and semi-dwarf rootstocks are ideally suited to intensive orchard systems. We offer expertise and experience along with our rootstocks
As can be seen in the table below, higher density orchards out-perform low density orchards, doubling production earlier and maintaining good production for the life of the orchard. Why wait years for production and profits when you can have it sooner with an intensive or semi-intensive orchard system? Our dwarf and semi-dwarf rootstocks are ideally suited to intensive orchard systems. We offer expertise and experience along with our rootstocks
Semi-intensive peach orchard
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Intensive cherry orchard
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