Unit for transferring horticultural products, and related method

A unit for transferring horticultural products between at least one tank, in which the horticultural products float on a fluid mass, and at least one collection container, the unit comprising a head provided with a plurality of walls normally arranged vertically, said head being movable between at least one collection position, in which said walls are interposed between respective horticultural products, which float on the fluid mass at a respective predefined section of the tank, and at least one unloading position, in which said walls face and are proximate to the collection container, respective retractable transverse elements being associated with said walls and being movable between at least one active configuration, activated upon reaching said at least one collection position, and at least one passive configuration, activated upon reaching said at least one unloading position, in said active configuration said transverse elements protruding transversely from the space occupation of said walls for mechanical interference with the fall of the horticultural products as a consequence of the subsequent lifting of said head and transferring said head toward said unloading position, in said passive configuration said transverse elements being retracted toward said walls, for the free release of the horticultural products into the respective collection container.