2007-11-01 03:18:38 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
An orchard is defined as: An intentional planting of trees or shrubs maintained for food production. So technically, 2 or more trees or shrubs would be an orchard. Any less, it's a tree...
2007-11-01 03:28:27 · answer #1 · answered by J P 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
The word 'orchard' does not entail a specific number of trees.
However, to call a few trees an orchard would seem silly. I would guess that you would need at least a dozen trees before you could get away with calling the feature an orchard.
2007-11-01 03:31:08 · answer #2 · answered by tutormike 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I consider an orchard to be an orchard if is is a matrix of trees greater than 2X2. So 3 rows and 3 columns of trees represents the smallest orchard according to my own personal definition. I have no idea what would be considered an orchard in the horticulture world.
2007-11-01 03:23:16 · answer #3 · answered by A.Mercer 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
we've got areas of fruit trees we call orchards - each has about 25 trees. One is straight lines, one random.
I think they both count.
I have seen people refer to 3 trees in thier back garden as an orchard. Its a bit silly really.
mind you, we also know someone who calls a 40x40 foot patch of grass a paddock...now that is stretching it !
2007-11-01 05:19:32 · answer #4 · answered by Michael H 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋