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and crossroads to allow bins of harvested fruit to be moved quickly from the
fields with minimal rough handling.
Once you have the planting blocks drawn, lay out the tree rows. In gen-
eral, run planting rows across slopes, not up and down the slopes. Determine
the number of tree rows in each block. For each crop that you plan to grow,
identify what training system you will use. The tables that appear earlier in
chapter 3 give the distances between tree rows. These between-row spaces
are called alleys.
Be sure to provide plenty of spacing between the trees within the rows
in order to meet the needs of the individual crops. Again, use the tables that
appear earlier in this chapter to determine tree spacing. Be cautious not to
crowd the trees.
FIGURE 3.7
