This manual deals mainly with how to start and maintain cherry trees in several intensive orchard systems:
- Tatura Trellis
- Open Tatura
- Central Leader
- Aussie Bush.
To successfully use any of these intensive orhard systems, it is strongly recommended that you refer to our other manual: Sweet Cherries-orchard management
The two manuals complement each other and provide details on how to manage a high density cherry orchard.
43 pages of information, photos and illustrations
Growing sweet cherries has gained new momentum
More varieties are now available that have superior qualities, are self-fertile, can extend the harvest season, and the fruit are more resistant to rain-cracking.
Other factors that have contributed to a resurgence in cherry growing all over the world are:
- New high density orchard systems which promise early and high yields of fruit of good quality.
- New methods to create fruiting branches, and to prune and train young trees to increase early fruitfulness.
- The introduction and evaluation of size-controlling rootstocks.
- New methods to reduce rain cracking of fruit.
- More reliable control of damage by birds.
- Modified atmosphere packaging.
- Better management of pests and diseases
What you will find in this manual
Tatura Trellis
- Year 1
- select two shoots
- maximise growth
- Year 2
- Rest breaking agent
- Cytolin
- pluck the tops of leaders
- score some leaders
- thin shoots
- spread strong shoots
- twist strong upright shoots
- pinch, head and stub new shoots
- Year 3
- encourage new shoots from buds on blind sections of the leaders
- Year 4 and beyond
- Fine-tuning
Open Tatura
- Year 1
- Follow procedure as for Tatura Trellis
- Years 2 and beyond
- As for Tatura Trellis
Central Leader
- Year 1
- Beware of transplant shock
- stub feathers
- rest-breaking agent
- Cytolin
- pluck tops
- remove low shoots
- spread some shoots
- Year 2 & beyond
- complete the tree structure
- repeat some activities from year 1
- postpone heading for as long as possible
Aussie Bush
- Year 1
- nursery tree selection
- cut them back
- select 3-4 shoots
- illustrations presented for tree training
- keep leaders upright
- spray to prevent bacterial canker
- Year 2 and beyond
- apply rest-breaking agent
- Cytolin in spring
- pluck leaders
- score if needed
- thin shoots if needed
- spread and twist shoots if needed
- drought trees
- Renovating big cherry trees
- Cytolin use for young trees
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