
About
FloraPulse
Retire the pressure chamber, know exactly when to irrigate, increase crop yield and quality.

Let your trees tell you when to irrigate.
Know exactly when your trees need water — not from the soil, not from the weather, but from the tree itself. FloraPulse sensors are tiny chips embedded directly into the trunk that continuously measure stem water potential — the most accurate indicator of plant water stress. No more dragging out the pressure chamber. No more guessing from soil probes. You get automated readings every 20 minutes, delivered to your phone with color-coded stress levels and irrigation triggers tailored to your crop.
Growers using FloraPulse typically save 15–40% on water — with higher yields, better fruit, and healthier, more resilient trees. The system works across almonds, wine grapes, cherries, prunes, table grapes, apples, and 15+ crop types total, with growers and researchers in more than 23 countries. Each system includes two probes per tree for redundancy, a solar-powered cellular datalogger, and a cloud dashboard with weather-adjusted baselines so you can tell the difference between a hot day and a dry tree.
Founded by Cornell University scientists who spent decades measuring water stress the hard way, FloraPulse is the only company that measures stem water potential continuously and automatically at commercial scale.
Why FloraPulse?
How It Works
How It Works
The FloraPulse system is a microchip tensiometer (microtensiometer) that is embedded into the tree woody tissue and directly measures the water status, known as water potential. Because the measurement is taken directly inside the water-carrying tissue, readings are very accurate and reliable. You receive daily midday stem water potential readings, along with science-backed irrigation recommendations.
Weekly Reports
Receive weekly reports on your crop’s water-stress history, color-coded by stress level. Use clear, detailed data to adjust your irrigation and get that perfect vintage, that perfect yield. Every year.
Scientific Validation
The sensor data has been validated against the Scholander chamber with good correlation in prune, almond, winegrape (and others).
Technology Backers

Our technology has been funded by the NSF and USDA, and was originally developed at Cornell University.
What is FloraPulse?
The most accurate way to irrigate.
Customer Testimonials


“We were extremely happy with the FloraPulse system we tested in our prune orchard this year. We found that the FloraPulse readings correlated very well with our pressure bomb readings…
Michael Vasey
Lindauer River Ranch
Red Bluff, California


“I am very happy with the FloraPulse unit. I grow a rare mango crop, in a desert environment with extremely high summer temperatures, in alluvium soil that has very limited…
Rod Chamberlain
Wong Farms
Mecca, California






