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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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]