Costs and Returns from High Density 

 Apple Plantings During the First 

 Three Seasons 



Wesley R. Autio 



Department of Plant & Soil Sciences^ University of Massachusetts 



In the 1989 New England Apple Survey (Autio, 

 1989), growers stated that 62% of the apple acreage 

 to be planted in 1990-94 would be on dwarfing 

 rootstocks. Since the survey, several acres of dwarf 

 trees have been planted; however, little experience 



exists with methods of training these trees. Manage- 

 ment is much different than for free-standing stan- 

 dard or semi-dwarf trees. 



To become familiar with the peculiarities and to 

 obtain accurate data on costs and returns of high- 



Fruit Notes, Summer, 1993 



