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The demand for high-density apple orchards is surging due to disruptions in traditional apple supplies from Himachal Pradesh, driven by floods. While high-density orchards offer significant benefits in yield and fruit quality, growers should not expect constant high prices. Despite initial challenges, more orchards are converting to high-density, with 2023 expected to be a substantial year. However, challenges remain, such as the lack of local high-density nurseries. Some growers are experimenting with grafting high-yield varieties onto traditional rootstocks, offering an alternative to completely replacing traditional orchards. Emotions and generational conflicts also play a role in resisting change.
Orchards are previously regarded and seen as a staple of the British wilderness, giving swaths of flower in the springtime and harvest in the warmer months. However, according to a recent National Trust research, four-fifths of the long-established orchards in England as well as Wales have already been destroyed in the previous period.