How far to plant maple trees from 6' fence?
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Are these fruit trees planted far enough from each other?
Comments (3)Thanks guys for making me feel better! If I had a lot of property, I would have them all over and not worry about how close they are, but since I do not, I wanted to try and get a 4th tree in the same area, so in order to do that, I had to plant the cherry closer to the plumcot. I am sure it would take several years for them even to come close to each other, but when they do, I guess I can just prune them so they do not touch. Right now, I have fruit trees in the ground and containers since the ground is not diggable in certain places. So using the containers for those places lets me have more trees. The ones I have in containers ( a few dwarf apples, another pie cherry, a 2 in 1 sweet cherry, a peach , all dwarfs) I have in 21-24" containers. I hope they are big enough as a final container size. Anyway, back to the subject, I want to maybe put another pie cherry next to the cherry already planted, and will probably have to be 6 feet or so away like the others. Thanks again for easing my worried nature! Christy...See MoreDeciding How Far Apart to Plant Large Trees
Comments (6)quirkyquercus and dibbit: Your answers caused me to have more questions. The program won't let me post another question unless I change the subject so I'm putting these questions into a single post. quirkyquercus: Thanks for clarifying the difference in spacing for specimen trees v. trees to form a canopy. In most places, I do want overlapping canopies. Your answer led me to have another question, You wrote, "If I want the canopies to overlap, I'd plant a little less than half the anticipated mature size..." Q: If the mature width is 50 feet, you might plant approximately 20 feet apart, give or take a little? Is my understanding correct? If so, I want to move a few trees planted within the past week or two - IF another move won't hurt them (they are Autumn Blaze maples). dibbit: Grass is not important. At the cottage where I used to live, I had grass paths between beds. The less grass, the less time spent mowing. I'd like to reforest the property using different trees and plantings, depending on the characteristics of an area. The property has several areas that are very different - a sand beach and dunes; a big open field; a protected area that overlooks a cove; a shallow pond that we are laboring to clean out and make healthier. The 'pond' is actually a ditch abandoned by VDOT for decades, the culvert got clogged up, a narrow ditch became a wide, shallow mosquito filled swale or 'pond' into which the summer people threw their trash and old appliances. Some areas are hard to access because they are so overgrown. These areas are wildlife heavena so I probably won't do much except make a path, try to keep the invasive stuff under control. I understand that public gardens may do things for short-term impact. What struck me here was that this garden used groves of dawn redwoods at the entrance to their main building. They can't cut these trees down in a few years because they planted them too close. I concluded that they didn't plant the redwoods too close, that the redwoods are okay being planted this close. We Virginians love our trees. If a botanical garden destroyed healthy trees because they didn't plan properly, they would be committing organizational suicide. I am using surveyer's tape as a reminder about newly planted trees that will need to be watered more often. Thanks for the tip about bamboo stakes and the 5 gallon bucket. I can do that - it's an improvement over my technique. Take care, Pam...See MoreHow far from property line to plant a cherry tree.
Comments (3)Need more details before realiable answers could be formed, What cultivar of Cherry tree are you planting? Which root stock is the featured cherry tree grafted onto? What is your USDA temperate zone? I am wondering if your location must be quite mild or even more often cold than moderate if your Sunset zone is only a 2 or 3. Is this an ornamental cherry tree, or a fruiting variety. If not ornamental, you might get more reliable answers if you post your question on the fruit trees forum....See MoreHow far from corner of fence to plant dwarf lemon?
Comments (1)A dwarf will be about 15' x 15' when grown, (unless it is one of the dwarfed-dwarfs which will be MUCH smaller). Assuming it's the former, you should allow at least 8' from center....See Morepricklypearcactus
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