Links to resources for growing a tall-spindle apple orchard—"the way to fabulous riches"
Jon Clements
Extension Educator, UMass Amherst
jmcextman[at]gmail[dot]com (jmcextman[at]gmail[dot]com)
Publications
- The Tall Spindle Apple Production System - T. Robinson, New York Fruit Quarterly (PDF)
The Tall Spindle Planting System for Apples in the Northeast - T. Robinson, New England Vegetable & Fruit Conference Proceedings (PDF)- Managing High-Density Apple Trees for High Yield and Fruit Quality - T. Robinson, New England Vegetable & Fruit Conference Proceedings (PDF)
- Tall spindle system sends NY apple yields skyward - americanagriculturist.com (PDF)
- The Tall Spindle: Apple Orchard System Design for the Future - fruitgrowersnews.com
- The Tall Spindle Planting System - T. Robinson, fruit.cornell.edu
- A More Competitive Apple Planting System - T. Robinson and S. Hoying, glexpo.com
Presentations
- Modern Apple Training Systems - T. Robinson, Vermont Tree Fruit Growers' Association, February 2006 (PDF)
- Different Approaches to Tall Spindle Establishment in Apple - R. Perry, cherries.msu.edu
- Tall-spindle: how did I get there? - J. Clements, WI and MN Fruit Grower meetings, January 2011
- The Tall-Spindle: critical steps to success - J. Clements, WI and MN Fruit Grower meetings, January 2011
Video
- UMass Fruit Advisor: Tall spindle apple planting - J. Clements, YouTube.com
- UMass Fruit Advisor: 4 rules for pruning tall-spindle apples - T. Robinson, YouTube.com
- UMass Fruit Advisor: 2nd-leaf Honeycrisp on Bud9 - J. Clements, YouTube.com
- UMass Fruit Advisor: MOPUP (Massachusetts Orchard Upgrade Program) tall-spindle apple orchard - J. Clements, YouTube.com
- Pruning the tall-spindle from a platform (video 1) - courtesy T. Robinson
- Pruning the tall-spindle from a platform (video 5) - courtesy T. Robinson
- Pruning the tall-spindle apple tree - J. Clements, YouTube.com Take 1 | Take 2 | Take 3 | Take 4