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Nursery Production 2
Commercial Plant Production
B & B Production
Field Layout: Final Spacing
Liners will eventually end up in the field at
their final spacing:
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liner
final spacing
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small plant culture
final spacing
Shrub Spacing
Planted in field rows.
Spacing between the rows is determined
by the size of the planting, cultivating and
harvesting equipment.
Rows usually spaced 42 – 48 inches
(3 1/2 – 4 feet) apart.
Shrub Spacing
The spacing between plants within a row is
determined by the growth rate and finished size
of the species grown.
Typically 12 – 36 inches between plants.
4 foot rows
Species
Spiraea
Distance
between plants
32 inches
Cornus
36 inches
Euonymus
42 inches
Planting shrubs
in the field using
a 2 row planter.
Trees vs. Intermediates
Intermediates: classification of plants
growing taller than most shrubs but shorter
than most trees.
Examples:
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Hawthorne
Redbud
Crabapple
Star Magnolia
Tree & Intermediate Spacing
Planted in field rows.
Spacing between the rows is determined
by the size of the planting, cultivating and
harvesting equipment.
Typically between 8 – 14 feet.
Tree & Intermediate Spacing
The spacing between plants within a row
is determined by the growth rate and
finished size of the species grown.
Typically 4 – 8 feet between plants.
10 foot rows
6 feet between trees good till 2 ½
inch caliper.
Then harvest every other tree…
12 feet between trees good till 4 – 5
inch caliper.
Production vs. Specimen Nurseries
Production: plant at a closer spacing.
Grow more plants.
Sell a smaller grade plant.
Poorer quality?
Production vs. Specimen Nurseries
Specimen: plant a a wider spacing.
Grow fewer plants.
Sell a larger grade plant.
Better quality?
Planting Designs for Shrubs, Trees
and Intermediates
Square Design
Distance between the
rows equals the
distance between
plants in a row.
Rectangle Design
Distance between the
rows is greater than
the distance between
plants in a row.
Rectangle-Square Design
Essentially a square
planting design with
drive rows.
Drive Row
Planting Row
Planting Row
Equilateral Triangle-Hexagon
Design
The distance between
rows is 85% of the
distance between
plants in a row.
Most efficient use of
space.
Cross-Cultivation
The ability to
cultivate in both
directions.
The End