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Maybe you are often confused by some comments in Facebook groups related to planting distance. When someone asks how far apart avocados, mangoes, or durians should be, many answer 10m x 10m, some 7m x 7m, some 4m x 4m. So which one is correct? According to AgroPark, all of them are correct as long as you know the science and have considered the following things. Planting distance is one of the factors that can determine the high or low yields of plant cultivation. Setting the planting distance with the right distance aims to provide space for each plant to grow so that its growth is good and fertile. Determining the planting distance is very important considering that the planting distance will affect the density and also the efficiency of light use, competition for nutrient absorption between plants. There are several ways to determine the planting distance and also some basics that need to be considered when determining the planting distance that you need to know. Here is the discussion: 1. SOIL FERTILITY CONDITIONS. Soil conditions are one of the bases that can be used in determining the planting distance. For fertile soil conditions, it is more advisable to use short planting distances compared to less fertile soil conditions. The reason is, less fertile soil will require more nutrients. If plants are planted with short distances on less fertile land, their growth will be less than optimal because there will be a struggle for nutrients between plants. It's different if you diligently provide fertilizer, then the fertility of the land is no longer a problem. 2. TYPE OF PLANTS. There are types of fruit plants that bear fruit at the end of the branches and some that bear fruit on branches or stems. Plants that bear fruit at the end, for example, such as mango, rambutan, longan, sapodilla, orange and avocado, are easier to plant with close distances, because when pruned the plant will grow many new branches, the more branches the more fruit, but if the fertilizer in the soil is sufficient, and also the sunlight can be evenly distributed, if not, then the flowers will fall off a lot, then pruning is necessary. Meanwhile, plants that bear fruit on the trunk or branches such as Jamaican guava, especially if the fruit is large like durian, do not require too many secondary branches, as long as the branches are sturdy and strong enough to support the weight of the fruit. To enlarge these branches naturally, the branches must first lengthen, forming lateral shoots to enlarge the branches, which is why durian requires a further planting distance, However, this does not mean that durian cannot be planted with close spacing, as evidenced in Australia, there are already those who plant durian with a planting distance of only 2m x 4m 3. Canopy Area or Plant Canopy. The plant canopy is the shade provided by one or more trees. The shape of the canopy is determined by the shape of the existing canopy, while the shape of the canopy itself adjusts to the shape of the tree branches. We take an example, the central leader pruning model with an open vase. The central leader has a branch length that is not too far because the primary stem is only one, but if the primary tip is not adjusted in height, the tree can tower high, unlike the openvase system where the primary stem has several stems, more than one, and points to the side, of course from the division of the main stem alone it has increased the distance, not to mention the secondary and tertiary branches. So if you plant with a close distance, then the central leader pruning model is more suitable, and for further planting distances you can use the open vase pruning model. 4. TREE HEIGHT. Naturally, plants that grow freely and tower high have longer branches than short plants. This is because the plant adapts, the length of its branches adjusts to the strength of its main stem. If you want the tree to grow tall and have a wide canopy, then the planting distance is further, and vice versa if you want a close distance, then the height must be limited. we take avocado as an example, if the planting distance is 4m x 4m then the height is limited to only 4m. If the planting distance is 7m x 7m, then the height can be maintained up to 7m only. This size is not fixed, but in essence the width of the plant canopy will adjust to the height of the plant. 5. PRUNING ABILITY. The ability we mean here is the ability of time, energy, or cost, in carrying out pruning. Why is that? If you want to plant with the UHDP system or close planting distance, then you must be diligent in pruning, and vice versa if you do not have the ability in routine pruning, then you are better off planting with a further distance. #PlantingDistance #AvocadoPlantingDistance #DurianPlantingDistance #CorrectPlantingDistance