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GREEN’S NURSERY COMPANY, ROCHESTER, N. Y. 
Suitable Distances for Planting 
Avoid planting too close together. Some varieties are 
naturally faster growing than others and require more 
space, and in some sections trees grow bigger than in other 
sections. Keep trees far enough away from boundary fences, 
and never plant closer than 40 feet to thick woods or an 
evergreen windbreak. Here is a schedule of suitable distances 
under average conditions: 
Age at which Different 
Trees Fruit 
This varies greatly with different varieties and depends 
so much upon the soil, climatic conditions and general care 
given them that it is impossible to give an absolutely accurate 
list. Following is a list of about the age at which the different 
trees will bear under average conditions: 
Apples, Dwarf. 
.10 
X 
10 ft. 
Apples, Standard. 
....35 
X 
35 ft. 
APPLES, 
THREE 
TO SEVEN YEARS 
Cherries, Sour. 
....15 
X 
15 ft. 
Cherries, Sweet. 
. .. . 2 O 
X 
20 ft. 
Three Years 
Pears, Standard. 
. . . .20 
X 
20 ft. 
Pears, Dwarf. 
. . . .10 
X 
10 ft. 
Bismarck 
Maiden’s Blush 
Peaches. 
. . . .15 
X 
15 ft. 
Duchess of Oldenburg 
Transcendent Crab 
Quinces. 
...10 
X 
10 ft. 
Grimes Golden 
Wealthy 
Apricots. 
. . . .15 
X 
15 ft. 
Hyslop Crab 
Winter Banana 
Plums. 
....20 
X 
20 ft. 
Jonathan 
Yellow Transparent 
Currants . 
. . . . 4 
X 
4 ft. 
Gooseberries . 
. . . . 4 
X 
4 ft. 
Four 
Years 
Blackberries. 
.... 6 
X 
8 ft 
Raspberries. 
.... 4 
X 
6 ft 
Ben Davis 
Gravenstein 
Strawberries: 
Black Ben Davis 
Stark 
For Field Culture. 
.... 4 
X 
1 ft. 
Blenheim Orange 
Sweet Bough 
For Garden Culture. 
. . . . 2 
X 
1 ft. 
Delicious 
Wismer’s Dessert 
Grapes. 
.8 
X 
8 ft. 
Gano 
York Imperial 
Asparagus in Beds. 
. . 1L 2 X 
1 ft. 
Asparagus in Field. 
. . . . 3 
X 
1 ft. 
Five 
Years 
Distance for Setting Hedge Plants 
American Arbor Vitae.12 to 15 in. apart 
Norway Spruce.12 to 15 in. apart 
California Privet: 
10 in. apart in single row 
v 1 ft. apart in double row 
Spirea and Althea. 2 ft. apart 
Japan Quince. 2 ft. apart 
Barberry. 2 ft. apart 
Live Forever Rose.15 in. apart 
Number of Trees or Plants to the Acre 
at Various Distances 
American Blush 
Fall Pippin 
Fameuse or Snow 
Fanny 
Hubbardston Nonesuch 
McIntosh Red 
Northwestern Greening 
Pound Sweet 
Red Astrachan 
Rome Beauty 
Shiawassee Beauty 
Stayman’s Winesap 
Winesap 
Seven Years 
Baldwin 
Green’s Baldwin 
King 
Northern Spy 
Rhode Island Greening 
Spitzenburg 
Tolman Sweet 
Wagener 
Wolf River 
lyix 
1. 
. 29,040 
2 x 
1. 
. 21,780 
3 x 
1. 
. 14,520 
4 x 
1. 
. 10,890 
4 x 
3. 
. 3,630 
4 x 
4. 
. 2,722 
4 x 
6. 
. 1,815 
6 x 
8. 
. 907 
8 x 
8. 
. 680 
10 x 
10. 
. 435 
15 x 
15. 
. 193 
20 x 
20. 
. 108 
35 x 
35. 
. 35 
To ascertain the number of plants required for an acre at 
any given distance, divide 43,560 (the number of square 
feet in an acre) by the distance between the rows multiplied 
by the distance between the plants in the rows. Example: 
Plants set in rows 4 ft. apart with the plants 2 ft. apart in 
the rows, give each plant 8 sq. ft. 43,560 divided by 8 gives 
5,445 plants per acre. 
Apricots. . 3 years 
Asparagus, ready to cut . 2 “ 
Blackberries . 2 “ 
Cherries. !!!!!!.’!.’!.’ ’ 3 to 4 “ 
Currants . 2 “ 
Dwarf Apples . 2 “ 
Dwarf Pears . 2 “ 
Gooseberries. 2 “ 
Grapes.' . 2 “ 
Horseradish, ready to cut. j « 
Peaches. 2 “ 
P ll ! ms .3 to 4 “ 
Quinces. 4 to 5 u 
Raspberries. 2 “ 
Rhubarb, ready to cut. 2 “ 
Sage, ready to cut. j « 
Standard Pears. 3 to 4 “ 
Strawberries . j « 
Roses generally bloom the season of planting. Ornamental 
shrubs, vines, and hardy flowering plants generally bloom 
the same season or season after planting. 
