In practice, orchards can still be found, in which trees of several species grow in one plot, or there are fruit bushes under the trees. This arrangement is completely wrong. Not only does it bring no benefits, on the contrary – creates insurmountable care difficulties, especially in the protection of plants against diseases and pests.
In orchards, especially the larger ones, the area designated for each species is divided into quarters. The size of the accommodation units, if it is not limited by the shape of the field, depends on the plant species and the anticipated production technology. Strawberry lodging, whose fruits are harvested and removed by hand from the field should not be longer than approx 100 m. In contrast, the plots of, for example, cherries, plum, or currants, whose fruits are to be harvested by harvesters, should be long from 300 do 500 m, so that these machines do not have to waste too much time on frequent turns. The optimal length of the apple and pear plots is 150-200 m. The width of the quarters does not matter. It usually results from the density of the internal road network in the orchard.
