With completely custom, completely programmable light fixtures, temperature controls, humidity levels, and soil conditions, the Tree Computer is an unmanned device, link-able to any weather station on Earth. Unlike anything in its class, the Tree Computer provides minute-to-minute, realistic, dynamic, and continuously variable weather.
By simulating extreme cold, to temperatures of -36°C, the Tree Computer reveals the death rate (or LT%) for buds that might otherwise bear fruit. By studying various combinations of extreme or mild light, temperature, and humidity levels, and by employing various statistical techniques, the Tree Computer is able to assign relative importance to crop management strategies like shade-netting, misting, and land selection.