PLANTING SYSTEMS

We are pleased to offer fruit growers a complete support package for use in the vertical axe and slender spindle planting systems. We inventory high quality CCA-treated lodgepole pine posts for their strength and longevity in the field. This system has proven the most durable and cost effective to date. Visit our Orchard Supplies page to browse trellis materials available for purchase.

Tree support system for Vertical Axis and Slender Spindle using the single high wire and 1/2″ steel stakes with a driven post as the anchor.

Alternate tree support system for Slender Spindle using 4 wires, no conduit and 12′ posts.

Diagram

Diagram modified by ACN, used by permission of Terence L. Robinson and Stephen A. Hoying, Cornell University, NYSAES, Geneva, NY.

  1. 4”- 5” x 10′ lodge pole or 4”- 5” x 12′ lodge pole
  2. 12.5 gauge hi-tensile steel wire
  3. 0.706” x 10′ galvanized steel stake
  4. Tying material
  5. Stake clips
  6. REMA Tree clips
  7. Tree guards
  8. In-line strainer (wire tensioner)
  9. Gripple&reg Tool and Jumbo Gripples®
  10. Kwik-Loc™ Tensioning tool and releasable Kwik-Locs
  11. 2″ Double-barbed wire staples

Planting System Articles

The Vertcile Axis Planting System

By Steve Hoying, Terence Robinson and Mike Fargione
Cornell University Cooperative Extension, Hudson Valley Lab and NYSAES