Uni Tarim has a total of 10 Hectares of cherry orchards in the Altunhisar plantation. We have planted these trees in parallel rows of 5 x 4 mts. apart.
Our cherry varieties are O 900 Ziraat, Lapins and Merton Late. These orchards are also fed with the latest irrigation system, called ‘drop irrigation’. The drop irrigation system works automatically and is fully computerized.
The cherry drop pipes are hung horizontally at 80 cm above the ground level and have holes every 33 cm. apart with each hole being almost directly above the stem of a tree. From each hole an amount of 1.7 lts. of water will drop every hour. The orchards are covered with the same ‘net system’ as the apple, nectarine and plum orchards to prevent weather problems such as hail.
With highly trained experts flown in from abroad we are able to train our personnel the different important ways of pruning. Ways which it possible for us to form the shape of the tree as it grows, allowing us to gain more production from each tree. There are 2 types of pruning for the plum trees, winter pruning and summer pruning. Winter pruning is done towards the end of March, just before the trees come out of their hibernation. Summer pruning is made in the months July-August.
