Apparatus and method for the mechanical thinning out of flowers

摘要

The invention relates to a device (1) for the mechanical thinning out of flowers, in particular of fruit trees, comprising a mechanical actuator (6), wherein the apparatus (1) at least one optical detector and an evaluation unit (4), wherein the evaluation unit (4) from at least one receiving device (b1, b2) of the optical detector a flowers density is determined, wherein the mechanical actuator (6) as a function of the determined flowers density is controlled, with a method for the mechanical thinning out of flowers.