Tall Spindle Apple | UMass Amherst Fruit Advisor

Links to resources for growing a tall-spindle apple orchard—"the way to fabulous riches"

Jon Clements
Extension Educator, UMass Amherst
jmcextman@gmail.com

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
Different Approaches to Tall Spindle Establishment in Apple - R. Perry, cherries.msu.edu
The Tall Spindle Planting System - T. Robinson, fruit.cornell.edu
A More Competitive Apple Planting System - T. Robinson and S. Hoying, glexpo.com
Pruning Hi-Density Orchards - T. Robinson, fruitgrowersnews.com

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