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Mechanization possible HORT 319 - Temperate Fruit and Nut Production.Distribute Scaffolds Well HORT 319 - Temperate Fruit and Nut Productionįacilitate Management:3. Allow air movement to minimize disease pressure HORT 319 - Temperate Fruit and Nut ProductionĮasy entry to tree Thinning, pruning, harvesting Good pesticide coverage Facilitate Management:2.

Vertical trunk Establish a Strong Tree Framework Well Distributed Scaffolds HORT 319 - Temperate Fruit and Nut Production Wide crotch angles HORT 319 - Temperate Fruit and Nut Production.Establish a Strong Tree Framework Structural Wood by renewing fruiting wood HORT 319 - Temperate Fruit and Nut ProductionĪ.More difficult to manage HORT 319 - Temperate Fruit and Nut Production.As these prunes were stamped by the name of the port of embarkation of origin, they were known under the name " Prunes of Agen ".Training and Pruning Basics Objectives and Toolsīalanced Renewal Strong Tree Framework Facilitate Management Harvest Sunlight Efficiently Maintain Productivity HORT 319 - Temperate Fruit and Nut Production They were embarked on "lighters", small boats with veil and of hallage, which transported on the Garonne the goods towards Bordeaux where they were transshipped on boats adapted to the navigation at sea. It is thanks to its port on the Garonne, that Agen became the main city of the shippings of prunes. A new variety of plums is created, it is called Prune d’Ente (from old French "to graft" which means transplanting). It is in the XIIth century, on the return to the crusades, that the monks of the Abbey of Clairac in the valley of the Lot (between Agen and Villeneuve) had the idea to transplant local plum trees with new plants of plum trees of Damas returned by Syria. Due to its long conservation, prunes are meanly eaten during cold seasons or for long journey in caravans or during boat travels. The prune is a dried fruit with high nutritional values. Coming from China by the silk route, the plum tree became established in all the Mediterranean Basin at the instigation of the Greeks and Romain.ĭepending on the regions, plums were sun-dried or dried in oven.