Trunk Constraining Device for Shakeable Fruit Trees
A system to collect fruit from trees at a very low cost.
Fruit trees are designed by nature to withstand strong winds, and it is very difficult to shake them by hand or by machine to collect the ripe fruit. Other apple-collecting machines cost millions, and "comb" apple trees with multiple giant, robotic arms.
My idea is a simple wooden device that forces the trunk of any fruit tree to narrow itself assuming a special shape, very thin in one direction, extra thick in the perpendicular one, in order to be easily shakeable.
It will be necessary to add a rectangular constraining device (see photo in linked article) when the tree is very young, and leave it there until the tree is fully grown.
The device will also add the necessary support to prevent the trunk from bending by natural forces. The devices will come in several sizes, as they will need replacing as the tree grows.
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