II 



PLANTING 



THE proper distances for planting trees can be 

 given with some definiteness, for though these dis- 

 tances are varied considerably by different planters, 

 experience shows that close planting is disastrous 

 to the orchard, while too wide planting is a great 

 waste of space. The optimum distances as given 

 in the following table should be pretty closely 

 adhered to. 



PLANTING DISTANCES 



Mini- Opti- Maxi- 

 mum mum mum 

 Standard apples on very 



strong soil 35 40 50 



Standard apples on me- 

 dium soil 33 35 40 



Dwarf apples on Doucin 



stocks 12 i6 l / 2 24 



Dwarf apples on Para- 

 dise stocks 6 10 15 



Standard pears 20 28 30 



Dwarf pears 10 12 20 



Quinces 6 12 15 



Peaches TO 15 20 



Plums 15 20 30 



Apricots 20 25 30 



Sweet cherries 25 30 35 



Sour cherries 12 i6*/ 2 25 



