HIGH DENSITY THE FUTURE OF ALMONDS?

摘要

The early returns on this trial block — planted with dwarfing rootstock — are impressive, but time will tell.BILLY LYONS AND HIS COUSIN James Bogetti fully understand why people have trouble wrapping their heads around the 10-acre trial block of almonds they're farming just west of Modesto, CA. They planted a whopping 907 trees per acre on 12-by-4-foot spacing,after all, about six to nine times the density of conventional plantings.