Story: Apples and pears

Drip irrigation

These young apple trees are being watered by drip irrigation. This method, the most common in apple orchards, is very efficient as it waters only the soil directly above each tree’s roots.

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John Palmer, Apples and pears – Growing requirements, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/17245/drip-irrigation (accessed 23 June 2026).

Story by John Palmer, published 1 March 2009.

Comments

TJ Roberson
15 November 2014

Do you roll up the drip line during winter months? How do you keep it from freezing? Thanks