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Safj Decjan 2025 Tech Hortgro Oak Valley

Oak Valley opted for the relatively unknown G.778 when establishing a 1.2-hectare Granny Smith orchard on an old pear site in 2021. “It’s not the best soil, so we decided to try

December 2024 / January 2025

Glen Fruin

Research and Technology

Bigbucks established at 3.5 x 1.0 metres was the only M.9 orchard featured during the 2022 Hortgro pome-fruit field day. The 0.4-hectare block was planted in 2018.

2024 23(5) Safj Hortgro Technical 04 Kromfontein 04

October / November 2024

What can we learn from adjoining blocks of Bigbucks and Lady in Red on M.9, planted in the same year? By Anna Mouton Dutoit Agri established their first M.9 plantings in the Western Cape with a 10-hectare development at Kromfontein…

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