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forma libera

English translation: free canopy

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Italian term or phrase:forma libera
English translation:free canopy
Entered by: janepar

15:56 Apr 4, 2011
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Agriculture
Italian term or phrase: forma libera
Just a description of the planting layout/spacing of olive trees for an Italian website.

The phrase is: Sesto d'impianto: forma libera, piramide, vaso policonico

Many thanks for any suggestions.
janepar
Local time: 07:25
free canopy
Explanation:
The Olive Oil Source website is a good quick reference for this sort of stuff.
Selected response from:

Giles Watson
Italy
Local time: 07:25
Grading comment
Thanks very much for this and for the reference.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +1free canopy
Giles Watson
3 +1free-form
Barbara Cochran, MFA
3maiden
dandamesh


  

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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
free-form


Explanation:
HTH

Barbara Cochran, MFA
United States
Local time: 01:25
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks, Barbara, for your answer which would also have done.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Dr Lofthouse
9 hrs
  -> Thanks, Doc.
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19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
maiden


Explanation:
Si riferisce alla forma spontanea della pianta

http://treesandshrubs.about.com/od/glossaryofcommonterms/g/m...

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Note added at 23 mins (2011-04-04 16:19:01 GMT)
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http://www.thornhayes-nursery.co.uk/terms.php

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Note added at 28 mins (2011-04-04 16:24:29 GMT)
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guarda anche qui per le altre forme
http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monocono

forse direi maiden form

dandamesh
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 8
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks, Dandamesh, for your suggestion. It was not a term I knew so the references were useful.

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31 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
free canopy


Explanation:
The Olive Oil Source website is a good quick reference for this sort of stuff.


    Reference: http://www.oliveoilsource.com/page/olive-tree-pruning#traini...
Giles Watson
Italy
Local time: 07:25
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 64
Grading comment
Thanks very much for this and for the reference.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Lorraine Buckley (X)
17 hrs
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