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Newbie planting question(s)??

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Posted by dregae In, 6a (My Page) on
Sun, Sep 14, 14 at 13:29

If I wanted to plant 6 apple or 6 peach trees, what would be the best way to plant them? In rows of 6? Or 2 rows of three? Also when a tree is listed as having sterile pollen what does that mean and how does it affect where you plant it? And lastly, if I never intend to let the trees get above 6-7 ft tall how far apart should they be planted? Thanks for any help and answers.

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RE: Newbie planting question(s)??

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The orientation of your planting array should be predicated primarily on that which will allow for maximum sunlight. The size of your yard and any shading structures will play a part in this. Also, do not plant in any low areas that may lay wet or soggy.
Spacing for the trees should be determined by a number of factors the most obvious being the size of the tree. If you want to maintain 6-7' height in apples you want a dwarfing rootstock. You can squeeze them together nearly as tight as you wish, but trees generally do much better when given their own space because of nutrient and water competition as well as shading by adjacent trees. If you are wishing to fit a number of trees into a small planting area consider espalier planting or search "high density fruit tree planting", you might get some ideas there.

Pollen sterile means exactly that; the pollen is sterile and therefore cannot pollinate other trees. You're probably referring to apple trees.
As far as planting pollen sterile trees (triploids) I'd suggest planting them downwind from the direction of the prevailing wind. This isn't really a big deal so if any other factors conflict with this let those factors be dominant in determining layout.

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