I am in the planning stages of making an apple orchard. I put in 10 trees
for now and plan on another 50 in the spring and 50 in the fall.
Altogether
I plan on about a 300-tree orchard.
Thanks,>Mike
MIke, I'm in the 5 th year of heading toward a 300 tree orchard. Most are
on seedling stock so it is just thinking about blooming next year a bit. Way
too much fun. Nafex folk are where I get most of my inspiration and help /
links to knowledge. Wish I had found them sooner.
I winged it completely on my own, plenty of mistakes made naturally..... my
main recommendation would be to somehow have a couple orchardists visit for
advice on layout spacing, varieties, irrigation, location, wind breaks,
local disease concerns (varieties to avoid), rootstock / pruning choices
toward how you will be picking, soil conditioning (easier before planting),
etc.
It's useful to always include your ag zone in nafex messages.
I just had a knowledgeable nafexer visit and gave much needed pruning
advice, and he pointed out first fruit buds I'd missed. Good luck Mike, have
too much fun, Del