1. Organic weed management in orchard

2. Cultivation In systems where permanent soil covering is applied
cultivation may be limited to a row-strip under the dripline
In systems where mulches are employed for weed suppression under the crop
cultivation used to control weeds and incorporate cover crops between the rows

3. cultivation must be kept shallow
to minimize damage to crop roots
to avoid bringing more weed seeds near the surface to germinate
cultivated orchard floor

4. In-row tillage
In large-scale plantings of trees or vines where in-row tillage is desired:
tractor-mounted cultivators extend from the tractor and can till right up to the tree or vine without damaging the plant

5. Weeder geese
Geese feed heavily on weeds –especially grasses– and also to remove windfall fruit*
*considerable literature citing their use in strawberries and occasional mention of usage in blueberries, bramble fruits and tree orchards
geese in orchard

6. Flame weeding = use of torch-directed flame to kill weeds
not by burning them
but rather by searing them and causing the plant cells to rupture
frequency of application is needed to be quite high costly treatment