GROWING KNIPS in New York: Chip and Karla Bailey are planting knip trees to reach fruiting earlier

摘要

Five years ago, Charles "Chip" Bailey came back from an international tree fruit tour of Bolzano, Italy, excited about the tall spindle orchards he saw using knip-boom trees. But though he wanted to try planting a block, he couldn't find any U.S. nurseries selling them. Knip-boom or knip trees, popular with growers in Italy and France, come into production quickly because their roots are two years old and trees are well feathered when they are planted.