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; 
20 feet apart. 
B fillers to be removed in twenty-five years. 
are distances adopted by most planters. 
C and B fillers, 
C fillers to be removed in fifteen years ; 
These 
SUITABLE DISTANCES FOR PLANTING 
Varieties Feet 
(AD plese eee to 40 
Asparagus, in beds aoe 1 by 1% 
ASDALA SUS Melt ile] CS eee meee een eee eee eee l by 4 
Blackberriesa. 2. =se) =e eee eee 8 to 5 
Cherriesss.SO tit yee eee ee eee ee eee 15 to 18 
Gherriess ss weet qt <- el ee ee eee 18 to 20 
Grapes eo. eee ee e 6 to 10 
Nut Trees: 
Pecan 60 
Walnut 60 
Peaches) j= 18 
Pears) 2222. 20 
Cia se ee 20 
Raspberries 5 
69) UN OF: 8) One eee ence ghee Pee atc ae Re ae ha eB 4 
Strawberries * = eee 14% 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 
Apples: 
Delicious 
Grimes Golden 
Hyslop Crab Apple 
Jonathan 
Rambo 
Smokehouse 
Stayman’s Winesap 
Weal t hiy sete = Se eae eae Ae Dre We ere eee 
Winter Banana 
Winter Paradise 
Yellow Transparent 
York Imperial 
Cherries: 
Sour Varieties 2 
Sweet Varieties 7 
Peaches a a2 ao Mr Mist Pete cs tee ey aie See 2 
Pears (Somes varieties’ earlier) = eee 5 
Piri gh ee ere rae esa eae Se me 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 
