Abstract: The present invention concerns a new system for collecting fruit from trees. The fruit is thrown down by compression and decompression of the branches. Because the branches are flexible, the compression induces a uniform and homogenous contracting thereof. The decompression makes the branches return to their original positions and the fruit is released by inertia. The compression is obtained by beating strongly on consecutive sections of the peripheral branches, using soft surfaces fixed on rigid sections framing them. The above-mentioned fixed sections operate manually with the help of springs and ropes or mechanically with appropriate means. In this new system no part of the tree--fruit included--is submitted to strains causing serious damage.