SAW , Rootstocks harvest with unique trike harvesters, Netherlands 2020

Before you can pick an apple, pear or plumb a lot of work is involved growing that tree. It all starts with a tiny rootstock grown on a stoolbed. These are use for grafting fruit trees. We show you how during the wet winter months these rootstocks are harvested at specialist tree growers in the Netherlands. Dutch engineering firm Andela T I has developed a pair of unique trikes to carry out this task. Follow us into the fields and let us guide you through the harvesting process. The growers featured i