Each tree is allowed to have only one limb on each wire, and the limb is headed halfway to the next tree to avoid overlapping limbs. This results in a canopy with minimal structural wood and clearly defined windows. It’s bloom time at Auvil Fruit Company’s ranch at Vantage, Washington, and ­manager Del Feigal can tell you precisely how much fruit he intends to harvest from a fifth-leaf Fuji planting this fall. Feigal carries a calculator at all times, but is adept at crunching numbers in his head. The trees are 18 inches apart, leaning in alternate directions on a […]