2007-01-13 08:54:07 · 11 answers · asked by raymond s 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
Answers suggesting you base the spacing on the mature size of the trees that you're planting are fine if you're planting specimen trees. But woodland is somewhat different.
When planting woodland you don't generally plant at final spacing. You use small stock and plant relatively close together, then thin out as the woodland matures. There are a few reasons for this. Firstly, the competition encourages the trees to grow tall and straight. Secondly, the more closed the canopy is the faster you increase the amount of wood in your woodland. If you plant tiny young oaks at 15m spacing there's an awful lot of gap in the canopy to start with. And thirdly, the thinnings provide you with some sort of timber product at stages through the woodland's life, which can be important for cash flow if this is intended to be a productive woodland.
Usual spacings vary with species and your aims, but are typically between 1.2m X 1.2m for conifers to 3m X 3m for widely spaced broadleaves. If your in the UK and looking to part finance this planting through grants from the Forestry Commission then the FC will stipulate maximum spacings that they will grant aid. This is currently 3m for many types of woodland, but certain types of native broadleaf woodland may go up as far as 10 or even 15m. For more information go to
http://www.forestry.gov.uk
and follow links for Grants and Licenses.
2007-01-14 02:41:54 · answer #1 · answered by Chris H 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You don't provide much information here!
Once you determine what species of trees you'd like to use, you'll need to find out their optimal height and spread. Knowing their watering requirements is also important; some trees are thirstier than others. You'll want to group them accordingly.
In addition, some species grow faster than others, and might shade out slower growing species if you plant them too closely.
And then there's the understory. You might want to wait on this, until the trees begin to get established, or else plant some understory species that will later be shaded out but that in the meantime help keep the ground cool by providing cover.
Step back and look at the big picture, find a nursery or source that helps to keep you on track. There's no one answer I can give you. Too many factors involved. If you plant them too close, they won't have a natural, healthy appearance and they'll be competing for nutrients, sun, and water.
Good luck.
2007-01-14 03:30:18 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
depends on the type of tree- you need to look up the mature height and width, and use the width as your spacing, not all trees grow in dense woods, so best to check out how the tree type you want to use grows-some grow along streams, gullies, others may form dense forests and can tolerate being close together. Certainly it will look really wide open for a few years, but eventually as the trees mature they will fill in the area.
2007-01-13 14:14:09 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Also you'd have to take into consideration whether the trees would be grown on as single trunk specimens or if they were to be coppiced (ie cut down after a few years and allowed to sprout a cluster of new stems from ground level).
2007-01-13 14:17:29 · answer #4 · answered by Gardenclaire 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is a proven system known as social forestry in which the saplings are planted at a distance of 1m*1m. This makes the plant grow straight. In 3 yrs time you get wooden poles of 3 inch (appr.) diameter. An alternate line of 1m distance is cut so as to make it as1m*2m. on 5th year the alternate line of the other 1m distance is cut so it is now kept as 2m * 2m. This is followed till the distance between trees is 4m * 4m. If you require to have wood for fire wood, paper or poles purpose then a distance of 2m * 2m is okay. 4m * 4m is for furniture quality type wooden species. You have to choose the species of plants according to your climate and personal preference
2007-01-13 11:03:58 · answer #5 · answered by Shriram M 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
totally depends on the type of tree. but generally, about 10-15 feet.
2007-01-13 09:09:26 · answer #6 · answered by mickey 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
about 5 or 6 feet
2007-01-13 09:01:43 · answer #7 · answered by nickhil2003 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Depends on what type of tree and how wide it spreads.
2007-01-14 06:18:33 · answer #8 · answered by chickadee 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
depends on type of tree check the tag for height and width and follow thier recommendations
2007-01-13 09:01:46 · answer #9 · answered by plt196145 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Twice as far as the expected branch radius.
2007-01-13 09:45:09 · answer #10 · answered by sparkletina 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋