Fruit trees planted too close

[extremelyfine]

Do you have experience with fruit trees planted too close? What happens when they grow up? Due to lack of space and soil, we have planted all kinds of fruit trees so close, within a couple meters from each other. Mangos, avocados, bananas, papayas, pineapples, pommegranate, plum trees, lemons, oranges, anona cherimoya, all growing in one space, still small trees and some giving some fruit already, but what will happen when they all grow up large? have you already had this experience?

 

[Chuck]

One must know how large a tree will be before it is planted. As 2 trees planted too close together get bigger the trees grow into each other. This causes a lack of enough sunlight to stop full foliage growth. This in turn stops production on the shaded areas. A mango tree can grow to up to 100 feet but most average about 20-25 feet and about 10-12 feet wide. A papaya will average about 20 feet tall and 8-10 feet wide. An avacado, depending on the variety can grow to 60 feet tall and 35 feet wide but most average about 30 feet tall and 15 feet wide. Good luck

 

[oneeye]

That's a common mistake beginners make planting too much. You will have to pick and choose what does the best and cut out the slower-growing plants. Out of 20 plants if you end up with 3 you love and learned about the others then you did well friend.