Apple harvesting machine - GIF

Apple harvesting machine.

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Previously:

1800s apple peeler/corer tool in action - GIF
Apple peeling machine - GIF
Manufacturing apple pies - GIF
Robotic apple harvester - GIF

You can do this with espaliered trees...

I'm doubting this for American apples, at least not for out-of-hand consumption. The last time I checked in on an apple packer, the fruit was conveyed via water, not belts, in order to minimize bruising. This handling suggests juicing or cidering or sauce. In fresh fruit bruising takes away shell life.

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Originally Posted by neilbourjaily

I'm doubting this for American apples, at least not for out-of-hand consumption. The last time I checked in on an apple packer, the fruit was conveyed via water, not belts, in order to minimize bruising. This handling suggests juicing or cidering or sauce. In fresh fruit bruising takes away shell life.

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There is a huge push to automate apple picking in the USA. I read articles about automating hand picking, but there are moves to improve harvest by having quality fruit and salvaging the rest for other uses. Fruit that you grew can be captured with this technique and not just left to rot.

This picking technique is how blueberries and many cane berries are picked...