Efficient Management of Cherry Plantations Using UFO Crown Shape

The UFO crown form in cherry plantations enhances yield and efficiency through vertical fruiting units tailored to tree vigor. Designed for protected cultivation, it simplifies pruning, optimizes light, labor, and phytosanitary input use, ensures uniform light distribution, and supports mechanization. Configured as a single vertical row or two 30° inclined planes with a trellis system, it maintains tree height at ~20% of row spacing. The method is part of an intensive, ecologically sustainable system funded by the European Union and detailed in the EU-FarmBook.