The V-shaped Open Tatura system has the following advantages: • Tree height (2.76 meters/9 feet) and tree width (2.00 meters/6 feet) are built simultaneously in the first year. • Most of the canopy can be reached from the ground. • Tree vigor is distributed over four leaders. There are 7,840 leaders per hectare from 1,960 trees, or 3,172 leaders per acre from 793 trees. • High light interception (60 to 65 percent) and good exposure of leaves and fruit to sunlight. The more sunlight an apricot receives, the better the quality of the fruit at harvest. • The canopy is a continuous thin wall that […]