a netting system for orchard trees for fruit or nut collection , the system having netting units constructed with a number of uniformly spaced struts angularly disposed around each tree with one end lodged in an anchoring device next to the tree trunk and the distal end aerially disposed , and a brace structure secured to the trunk of each tree with horizontal support members connected to the ends of the struts to stabilize the struts with a perimeter line interconnecting the distal ends of the struts and with net panels between struts connected to the perimeter line and to the struts to form a funnel - like , trapezoidal structure directing fruit or nuts to the base of the tree trunk where a basket gathers nuts for periodic collection and where in an orchard setting the perimeter line of the net panels at the top corners of the trapezoidal structure for one tree are interconnected with the perimeter line of diagonally adjacent net panels of another tree .