The Relationship Between Trunk Cross-sectional Area and Weight of Apple Trees1
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- 1 January 1970
- journal article
- Published by American Society for Horticultural Science in Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science
- Vol. 95 (1) , 28-30
- https://doi.org/10.21273/jashs.95.1.28
Abstract
Trunk cross-sectional area was found to bear a linear relationship to total above-ground weight of apple trees. From these data, it is suggested that trunk measurements can be used to estimate the potential bearing surface of any orchard tree as long as it has not been pruned heavily to prevent crowding. This relationship permits the calculation of yield efficiency as fruit weight per cm2 trunk cross-section. Estimates were made of maximum bearing surface potential (tree weight) per acre (as cm2 trunk area) for several kinds of tree fruits and nuts.Keywords
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