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Orchards on the Kotgarh slopes
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Apples and a warmer valley

Features

Apples and a warmer valley

Growers in Kotgarh are planting higher and trying new varieties as winters shorten.

Orchards on the Kotgarh slopes
Orchards on the Kotgarh slopes · Photo: Ashish Gupta

Apple trees need a certain number of cold hours in winter to fruit well. In the lower orchards of Kotgarh, growers say they no longer get them.

Some are planting new orchards higher up the slope; others are trying low-chill varieties from abroad.

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