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FIGURE 3.8
ABOVE: Sample orchard design for a square 5-acre orchard. The design
allows for U-pick, a roadside stand, and farmers' market sales.
Crop spacing. The space between crop rows varies from 10 feet for berries
to 11 feet for apples trained to slender wire-trained spindles to 15 feet for
freestanding, perpendicular-V-trained peaches. Keeping the row spacing the
same and the alleys aligned with adjacent blocks makes it easy to move
equipment between the blocks and reduces the need for additional head-
lands. Spacing between trees is 3 feet for apples, 4 feet for pears, 6 feet for
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