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Default OT? picking fruit

On Fri, 23 Oct 2015 19:23:19 -0700, Don Y
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The oranges don't really have stems in the same sense that cherries,
apples, etc. do. Instead, they seem to grow on the tip of a small branch.
You can carefully follow the branch with your eye and (imagine -- it
is hiding behind a leaf!) it flowing directly into the orange:
http://www.mediafire.com/view/0ma98zn5u55b88a/Stems_%28Small%29.JPG
http://www.mediafire.com/view/6iqmudqbi5yxja9/BranchEnd_%28Small%29.JPG

And, they are packed pretty closely together:
http://www.mediafire.com/view/cfnfxjjy9rsncc0/Clusters_%28Small%29.JPG

Blood OJ, FYI:
http://www.mediafire.com/view/tu4kg0wbdlivab6/OJ_%28Small%29.JPG
No need to adjust the color on your monitors! :

They also get pretty large (last year's Navels):
http://www.mediafire.com/view/9338arwq1d8d49f/Ruler_%28Small%29.JPG


Beautiful.

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I don't see how I would be able to sneak it in between the fruit to
isolate an individual one (?). And, surely no place for a basket/bag!


I got to thinking about golf ball retrievers. Curious if you could
fabricate something similar to this model (visit a golf shop)? The
end opens like a clam ... but it would need to be larger for the
citrus fruit. The idea is interesting and it is collapsible. ( 45
inches retracted - 12 foot Reach )

http://www.amazon.com/Black-Knight-Professional-Retriever-Telescoping/dp/B00MXCJ9I2/ref=sr_1_13?ie=UTF8&qid=1445698481&sr=8-13&keywords=Golf+Ball+Retrievers

or

https://tinyurl.com/pyelgtv