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FIGURE 2.2
ABOVE: Sample soil analysis report
Soil Types and Drainage
Even before we begin looking at soil pH and organic matter, consider soil
drainage. With few exceptions, tree fruits perform best on deep, well-drained
soils, and many problems encountered by orchardists can be traced to inad-
equate soil drainage. Provided that irrigation water is available, trees survive
and produce much better on an excessively well-drained site than one that
is too wet. Root rot is an obvious problem with wet soils, but poor drainage
impedes the movement of oxygen to the roots and the movement of carbon
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