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We want to plant some fruit trees: plum, apricot, apple, peach, fig, mandarin, cherry, nectarine

Location is zip code 95682, east of Sacramento at about 1100 ft. elevation. Good black dirt. Well drained. Direct sun, of course.

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    The answer will depend not only on the fruit, but much more on the rootstock, which will in turn determine the size of the mature trees. Can you tell us a bit more about your plans re. tree size?
    – Stephie
    Feb 21, 2022 at 6:29
  • Are they dwarf, semi-dwarf, or standard-sized? However, it should be noted that if you don't prune the smaller trees, they still get pretty big. So, I'd still space most of them similarly, anyway. Feb 21, 2022 at 23:41

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I don't remember the spacing off-hand, but on about 0.0833333 acres (a third of a fourth of an acre), you should be able to comfortably fit about 7 to 10 fruit trees at the most (assuming they're mostly semi-dwarf; at least a couple could be standards). If you want anything else besides trees on the land, you'll want fewer trees.

Note that fig, apple, and orange trees can live a long time. Peach and nectarine trees are only rated for about 12 years. The apricot will probably be one of the biggest, and shadiest, even if it's a semi-dwarf.

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