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[rrandall1 <rrandall1@houston.rr.com>]

I would just add that I have orcharded in a desert with 4 inches of  
rain (Riverside County Calif) annually in very sandy loam with 100˚  
plus weather each summer and here in Houston where it is perhaps 48  
inches with clay and 92˚ heat. Here I don't irrigate except for the  
first summer since the mulched roots are in the water table after that

Thus, what sort of rain and evaporation and soil makes  a huge  
difference.

Bob Randall
On Dec 4, 2006, at 6:42 AM, dwoodard@becon.org wrote:

> I think you need to tell us what species you want to plant on what
> rootstocks.
>
> Also, what is your soil and what is the slope? What is the rainfall  
> and
> when does it occur? Where are you? Do any tree species grow naturally
> without irrigation where you wish to plant, and if so what are they?
>
> Doug Woodard
> St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
>
>
> On Mon, 4 Dec 2006, sinergyinaction@netscape.net wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> > what is the best way to arrange trees in a mixed orchard
> > in order to reduce water irrigation consumption?
> > I know it is possible to group trees acording to their watering needs
> > but what fruit trees would go together or have similar watering  
> > needs?
> > All the best
> > Antonio
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