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How narrow can we go?

A NEW Hort Innovation Frontiers project is about to explore planting stone and pome fruit trees in 2m rows with canopies as narrow as a pair of secateurs.

And it’s not about increasing the density of trees but planting trees at 2-3m down each row.

"Narrow orchard systems (NOS) for future climates" is a partnership between state agriculture agencies across Victoria, NSW, SA and WA – and inclu...