Know Your Orchard,
Tree by Tree
A shared harvest log for community orchard groups. Record yields, track variety performance across seasons, and keep growing knowledge alive even as volunteers change.
Start LoggingLog a Harvest
Add each tree's yield after a picking session. The form remembers your orchard name and season year.
Variety Summary
Totals for the selected season year. Switch the year to see different seasons.
| Variety | Trees | Total lbs | Avg lbs / Tree | Sessions |
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No harvests logged for this year yet. Use the form above to add your first entry.
Year over Year
See how seasons stack up. Pick two years to compare total yield, variety count, and top producers.
Session Log
Every harvest entry. Filter by year or variety to find what you need.
| Date | Tree ID | Variety | lbs | Notes | Actions |
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No entries match your filters.
Getting the Most from Your Tracker
Why Track Yields?
When experienced volunteers leave a community orchard, they take years of knowledge with them. Which trees produce the most fruit? Which varieties struggle in your soil? A simple yield log keeps that information in the group, not in one person's memory. After two or three seasons, you can see real patterns and make better decisions about planting, pruning, and grafting.
How to Use This Page
After each picking session, open this page and enter what you harvested. Give each tree a consistent ID so you can follow it across years. Add the variety name and total weight. Jot down anything unusual in the notes: pest damage, early ripening, unusually sweet fruit. At the end of the season, export the data and share it with your group. Next spring, load that data back in and start a new year.
Common Mistakes
Skipping the tree ID is the biggest one. Without a consistent label, you cannot compare the same tree over time. Another common issue is waiting too long to log. Try to enter data the same day you pick, while details are fresh. Forgetting to export is the third trap. Browser data can be lost, so download a CSV backup at the end of each season.
Sharing with Your Group
Use the "Copy Share Link" button to create a URL with all your data encoded. Send that link to a fellow volunteer who can open it and see your records. For a permanent home, upload the exported CSV to a shared drive or your group's website. Some orchard groups print the year-over-year comparison and post it at the orchard shed.
Assumptions and Limits
- All weights are in pounds. If you weigh in kilograms, convert before entering (1 kg = 2.2 lbs).
- Data lives in your browser. If you use a different device or clear browser storage, the data will not be there.
- Share links work best with fewer than 200 entries. Larger datasets should be shared as files.
- This page does not connect to the internet. Nothing is sent to a server.
Questions Orchard Groups Ask
Can multiple people use the same tracker?
Yes. One person exports the data and sends the file or share link to the next person. They import it and add new entries. For a live shared view, keep the CSV in a shared drive and reload it when needed.
What if I don't know the exact tree ID?
Use any label your group will recognize: "South-Fence-7", "Big-Cherry", or "Row3-A". The important thing is to use the same label every season so the records connect.
How do I compare two seasons?
Use the Year over Year section. Pick two years and the page shows total yield, variety count, and top producers for each. You can see at a glance whether the orchard is improving.
What does "brix" mean in the notes suggestions?
Brix measures sugar content in fruit. Some groups track it to find the best picking date. You can add brix readings in the notes field if that matters to your orchard.