Plant the canopy, don't grow it: Profit from higher early returns

摘要

Albert Einstein once said: "Imagination is more important than knowledge." Can you imagine picking a crop six months after you plant your trees? The ultimate in fruit tree productivity was achieved with canning peaches in California and in Australia.It was dubbed the "Instant Tatura Orchard." What Einstein did not know was that much research and knowledge were required to make the Instant Tatura Orchard work. I have often seen orchardists buying and planting poor nursery trees. As well, orchardistsoften planted trees of different shapes and sizes. This meant that, for the first two years, an orchardist was more a nurseryman than a fruit grower. Many orchardists do not realize how much this cost them.