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CITRUS FRUITS IN CALIFORNIA: 



Some of the slower growing varie- 

 ties, such as the Satsumas (Oonshius), 

 Mexican Limes and Kumquats, can be 

 planted as close as 14 or 16 feet apart 

 each way, as they never make a very 

 large tree. 



The Laying Out of the Ground. 



The first thing is to decide what 

 system or method you are going to 

 use. The two most practical methods 

 used in citrus planting are the square 



Square and Equilateral Triangle Methods. 



DISTANCES APART 



12 feet apart each way.... 



14 " " '* " 



15 " " " " 



16 " " " " 



I O < 



20 " " " " IZ 



20x22 feet apart 



22x22 

 22x24 

 24x24 

 26x26 

 30x30 

 40x40 

 50x50 



Square 



302 



222 



193 



170 



134 



108 



99 



90 



82 



75 



64 



48 



27 



17 



Equilateral 

 Triangle 



348 



256 

 222 

 196 

 154 

 125 



103 



"86 

 73 



55 

 31 

 19 



RULE SQUARE METHOD Multiply the distance in feet between the rows by 

 the distance the plants are apart in the rows, and the product will be the number of 

 square feet for each plant or hill ; which, divided into the number of feet in an acre 

 (43,560) will give the number of plants or trees to an acre. 



RULE EQUILATERAL TRIANGLE METHOD Divide the number required 

 to tht acre "square method" by the decimal 866. The result will be the number of 

 plants required to the acre by this method. See diagram. 



Pomelos are of a vigorous nature 

 and to get the best results they should 

 be planted at least 24 feet apart each 

 way. 



The one idea for the beginner to 

 bear in mind is that it is far better to 

 waste a little ground, if you might 

 term it that, in getting an orchard 

 planted seemingly too far apart, 

 rather than too close. 



and the equilateral triangle systems, 

 both of which are herewith illustrated. 

 The accompanying table gives the 

 number of trees or plants that can be 

 planted at any given distance apart. 



We think that the square method 

 will generally give the best results, 

 and recommend it in preference to the 

 equilateral. While the last named 

 gives a few more trees to the acre and 



