Orchard and Small Fruit Planting Suggestions 
Apple orchards are usually planned in such a man- 
ner that the “permanent’’ trees are set at the proper 
distances required when they are fully grown and 
developed; ‘“‘filler’? trees are set between the perma- 
nents and can be removed as the permanent trees 
develop. Usually the filler trees are chosen for their 
compact growth and early fruiting habit, thus giving 
the orchardist an early income; the permanent varie- 
ties are usually chosen because of their larger, more 
spreading and later fruiting habits. All varieties of 
peach trees make excellent fillers. 
The following diagrams are ideal orchard plans: 
SQUARE PLAN for Setting Orchard. 
Open circle represents permanents, 40 feet apart; 
and dot fillers, 20 feet apart. The latter to be re- 
moved in twenty years. These are distances adopted 
by most planters. 
TRIANGULAR PLAN for Setting Orchard. 
A permanent set, 40 feet apart; C and B fillers, 
20 feet apart. C fillers to be removed in fifteen years ; 
B fillers to be removed in twenty-five years. These 
are distances adopted by most planters. 
SUITABLE DISTANCES FOR PLANTING 
Varieties Feet 
Apples Oe es eee ee ee eet eee 30 to 40 
PNW Or MorA WORD ETS ab OYE Ey oe lby 1% 
PNSHORMENE WIS, vay TRICE 1 by 4 
Blackberries 9-22 ee ee es 38 to 5 
Cherriess SOUi) 22s ete ae 15 to 18 
Cherries. sweet pf === = wate eee ee eee 18 to 20 
CBA EE OES, ence ee Mt eR Pe SAN Nae ee ae RA eer 6 to 10 
Nut Trees: 
Pecan \ a ee a ee ee 40 to 60 
AE Wb cal hemes eee ee eS 40 to 60 
Pea ches 2.5) sa ee BUR g Ba Meret ie eee 16 to 18 
Pears ss ee ee ae 18 to 20 
WAND oaks el see cae ee ec on ee ee ee 16 to 20 
Raspberries (=== ee ee 38 to 5 
TRY ep oer er ce ee 2by 4 
Straw berties> jcc -2s2 soe 1% by 1% 
SUGGESTED PERMANENT VARIETIES 
Smokehouse 
Winter Paradise 
York Imperial 
Maiden Blush 
Mammoth Black Twig 
Rambo 
SUGGESTED FILLER VARIETIES 
Delicious Stayman’s Winesap 
Grimes Golden Wealthy 
Jonathan Yellow Transparent 
All varieties of Peach Trees 
APPROXIMATE TIME REQUIRED FOR 
YOUNG FRUIT TREES TO BEAR 
FRUIT AFTER PLANTING 
Varieties Years 
Apples: 
Delicious’ tee ee) Oe ee ee 4 
Crimes. Golden === eee 3 
Hyslop Crab Apple _ 3 
Jonathan) =e 4 
Maiden Blush __ 3 
Mammoth Black Twig 5 
Ratna bon pnco ts ei cere ie Us oe 4 
Smokehouse) 4 
Stayman’s Winesap __ 5 
IV 22 nye 3 
Winter Banana ____ 4 
Vio levaiseyobteys 7 
Wellow, [ransparent) esas 3 
orks Trop eria'ly 2.2 as ee eee ee 4 
Cherries : 
Sour, Varieties: 22. 2 seksl 2a eee eee eee 2 
Sweety Varieties, 2s. 2s ease ee eee 7 
PaCS as a ae eg 2 
ipears= (SOMmesRVarietlesmear:|1e3;) =a aaa 5 
HEARD G OVS b= Wearaete ein AAMORR Sey < VEN MN eS ok wy De es oe 2 
NUMBER OF TREES OR PLANTS TO 
AN ACRE 
The following table will show how many trees or 
plants are required for an acre if planted apart at 
the distances specified. 
Feet 
Planted Apart 
Number Required, 
Square Method 
Number Required, 
Triangular Method 
