Editing Orchard (section)

==Modern orchards==
Historical orchards have large, mature trees spaced for heavy equipment. Modern commercial [[apple]] orchards, by contrast and as one example, are often "high-density" (tree density above {{cvt|150|PD/acre|order=flip|disp=or}}), and in extreme cases have up to {{cvt|9000|PD/acre|order=flip}}. These plants are no longer trees in the traditional sense, but instead resemble vines on dwarf stock and require trellises to support them.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Parker|first1=Michael|display-authors=etal|title=High Density Apple Orchard Management|url=https://content.ces.ncsu.edu/high-density-apple-orchard-management|publisher=[[North Carolina State University]]|access-date=26 July 2017|ref=AG-581}}</ref>

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File:Крушови дрвја во Сирково 02.jpg|[[Pear]] orchard in Sirkovo, [[North Macedonia]]
File:Цреши МК 10.jpg|[[Cherry]] orchard in Sirkovo, [[North Macedonia]]
File:Овоштарник со праски.jpg|[[Peach]] orchard in Sirkovo, [[North Macedonia]]
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Now new "Smart Orchards" are being set up throughout the world.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sciforce |date=2023-01-25 |title=Smart Farming: The Future of Agriculture |url=https://www.iotforall.com/smart-farming-future-of-agriculture |access-date=2023-07-13 |website=IoT For All |language=en-US}}</ref> The first examples of such orchards are the Smart Orchard at [[Washington (state)|Washington , United States of America]] by Innov8 and [[Washington State University]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=SMART ORCHARD |url=https://www.innov8.ag/smartorchard |access-date=2023-07-13 |website=Innov8 Ag |language=en}}</ref> and Samriti Bagh orchard created in Maraog, India by Tejasvi Dogra<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thebetterindia.com/241575/tejasvi-dogra-apple-orchard-farmer-lawyer-shimla-technology-alexa-smart-farming-italian-apples-himachal-pradesh-him16%E2%80%A8/|title=Shimla Lawyer Controls Irrigation of Apple Orchard Sitting 100 Km Away. Here's How|first=Himanshu|last=Nitnaware|date=November 9, 2020|website=The Better India}}</ref> that incorporates the use of various sensors for orchard management.<ref>{{Cite web|last=zenger.news|date=2020-11-22|title=Apple Orchards Get Love and Care from Miles Away|url=http://tntribune.com/apple-orchards-get-love-and-care-from-miles-away/|access-date=2020-11-24|website=The Tennessee Tribune|language=en-US}}</ref>