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  2. Orchard - Wikipedia

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    Meadow orchard (Streuobstwiese) with view to the Lochenhörnle []. An orchard is an intentional plantation of trees or shrubs that is maintained for food production. Orchards comprise fruit- or nut-producing trees that are generally grown for commercial production.

  3. Plantation - Wikipedia

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    Sea-Forest Plantation was a 17th-century fishing plantation established at Cuper's Cove (present-day Cupids) under a royal charter issued by King James I. Mockbeggar Plantation is an 18th-century fishing plantation at Bonavista. Pool Plantation a 17th-century fishing plantation maintained by Sir David Kirke and his heirs at Ferryland.

  4. Seed orchard - Wikipedia

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    Seed orchard in Mimizan, Landes, France A seed orchard is an intensively-managed plantation of specifically arranged trees for the mass production of genetically improved seeds to create plants, or seeds for the establishment of new forests.

  5. Tree plantation - Wikipedia

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    A pine plantation in the United States. A tree plantation, forest plantation, plantation forest, timber plantation or tree farm is a forest planted for high volume production of wood, usually by planting one type of tree as a monoculture forest. The term tree farm also is used to refer to tree nurseries and Christmas tree farms.

  6. Agroforestry - Wikipedia

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    In the initial stages of an orchard or tree plantation, trees are small and widely spaced. The free space between the newly planted trees accommodates a seasonal crop. [66] Instead of costly weeding, the underutilized area provides an additional output and income.

  7. Horticulture - Wikipedia

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    A horticulture student tending to plants in a garden in Lawrenceville, Georgia, March 2015 The Rock Garden, Leonardslee Gardens. Horticulture is the science and art of growing fruits, vegetables, flowers, or ornamental plants.

  8. Orchard (disambiguation) - Wikipedia

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    Orchard(s) may also refer to: Seed orchard, refers usually to a place where seeds for forest culture are produced; Orchard (surname) Orchard FM, an independent radio station in England; Orchard Books, a children's book publisher; Orchard oriole (Icterus spurius), a small blackbird; Orchard (RTD), a transit station in Greenwood Village, Colorado

  9. Farm - Wikipedia

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    An aerial photo of the Borgboda farm in Saltvik, Åland Typical plan of a medieval English manor, showing the use of field strips. A farm (also called an agricultural holding) is an area of land that is devoted primarily to agricultural processes with the primary objective of producing food and other crops; it is the basic facility in food production. [1]