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Spacing recommendations for farmstead shelterbelts
The spacing recommendations within and between seedling rows is very important. Remember that the seedlings you are planting will eventually develop into large, mature trees/shrubs. Therefore, allow enough room between the rows to reduce competition, and to allow for proper care and maintenance during the establishment years.
| Spacing for Tree Material Within Rows/Minimum Distances |
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| Deciduous Shrubs |
Spacing |
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| Ross Caragana* | 0.3 m | (1 ft) |
| Silver Buffaloberry | 1.0 m | (3 ft) |
| Choke cherry | 1.0 m | (3 ft) |
| Arnold Hawthorn | 1.0 m | (3 ft) |
| Villosa Lilac | 1.0 m | (3 ft) |
| Indian Summer Sea Buckthorn | 1.0 m | (3 ft) |
| Deciduous Trees | Spacing |
|---|
| Plains Green Ash | 2.5 m | (8 ft) |
| Manitoba Maple | 2.5 m | (8 ft) |
| Bur Oak | 2.5 m | (8 ft) |
| Poplar | 2.5 m | (8 ft) |
| Willow | 2.5 m | (8 ft) |
| Coniferous Trees | Spacing |
|---|
| Lindquist Siberian Larch | 2.5 m | (8 ft) |
| Prairie Green Scots Pine | 3.5 m | (12 ft) |
| Spruce | 3.5 m | (12 ft.) |
| Spacing between rows/minimum distances |
|---|
| Between adjacent deciduous rows | 5.0 m | (16 ft) |
| Between adjacent deciduous and coniferous rows | 6.0 m | (20 ft) |
| Between adjacent coniferous rows | 5.0 m | (16ft) |
* If applying plastic mulch on caragana rows, a minimum spacing of 0.6m (2 ft) is necessary.
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