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Tree spacing recommendations?
« on: April 26, 2012, 08:50:34 PM »
I'm purchasing a home with 280 linear feet around the perimeter of the house that can be planted on. I'm trying to plan the spacing of the following trees and wanted some input as I whether these numbers seem realistic.  I plan on typical pruning and keeping things 12 to 15 ft tall  Thanks.

Avocado Marcus pumpkin 15'
Avocado Miguel 15'
Avocado Doni 15'
Avocado Monroe 15'
Atemoya Gefner 12'
Jaboticaba 12'
Orange Valencia 12'
Lychee Mauritius 20'
Lychee ohia 20'
Lychee kaimana 20'
Lychee poamoho 20'
Lychee sweetheart 20'
Lychee Groff 20'
Carambola Kari 15'
Persimmon triumph 10'
Persimmon winter set 8'
Key lime 8'
Dragonfruit
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Re: Tree spacing recommendations?
« Reply #1 on: April 26, 2012, 10:00:31 PM »
No MANGO trees????? How about Jacks?

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Re: Tree spacing recommendations?
« Reply #2 on: April 26, 2012, 10:40:56 PM »
I'm purchasing a home with 280 linear feet around the perimeter of the house that can be planted on. I'm trying to plan the spacing of the following trees and wanted some input as I whether these numbers seem realistic.  I plan on typical pruning and keeping things 12 to 15 ft tall  Thanks.

Avocado Marcus pumpkin 15'
Avocado Miguel 15'
Avocado Doni 15'
Avocado Monroe 15'
Atemoya Gefner 12'
Jaboticaba 12'
Orange Valencia 12'
Lychee Mauritius 20'
Lychee ohia 20'
Lychee kaimana 20'
Lychee poamoho 20'
Lychee sweetheart 20'
Lychee Groff 20'
Carambola Kari 15'
Persimmon triumph 10'
Persimmon winter set 8'
Key lime 8'
Dragonfruit
you plan on putting all of this just around the perimeter?
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Re: Tree spacing recommendations?
« Reply #3 on: April 26, 2012, 11:14:04 PM »
The gefner is a vigorous grower. I'd put him closer to the 20 foot end of the scale.
Jeff  :-)

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Re: Tree spacing recommendations?
« Reply #4 on: April 27, 2012, 09:36:21 AM »
Seadation - I wish I could do mangoes. But unfortunately just touching the leaves or sap makes me suffer a PoisOn ivy type skin reaction for about 6 weeks. Jaks probably wouldn't do well this far
North and they're not my favorite. A guy who lives nearby has a Jak tree and it keeps getting damaged down to close to the stump whenever it goes below freezing

Rob - picture a small corner lot in a deed restricted community. All that is
Left is perimeter.  Plus dense orchard
Type planting wouldn't fly with the
Community

Jeff - thanks.  I had no idea the gefner
Got that big.


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Re: Tree spacing recommendations?
« Reply #5 on: April 27, 2012, 06:18:48 PM »
If you are going to plant citrus in spite of greening, try a Temple tangor. It ripens during and after the holidays and is seedy but very good.
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Re: Tree spacing recommendations?
« Reply #6 on: May 20, 2012, 11:17:42 PM »
Thanks for everyone's input on the spacing!

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Re: Tree spacing recommendations?
« Reply #7 on: May 20, 2012, 11:50:26 PM »
I guess it all depends on how much of your life you want to spend pruning your trees? In the beginning none, but as the trees get larger you will have to spend lots of time pruning at those distances, especially for the avos. I myself, being an extremely lazy pruner would at least increase distance between avos to 20 feet. In my orchard i have the avos planted 30 feet apart.
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Re: Tree spacing recommendations?
« Reply #8 on: May 21, 2012, 08:57:37 AM »
Thanks Oscar.

Brad