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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.
In the seed orchard, the trees can be arranged in a design to keep the related individuals or cloned copies apart from each other. Seed orchards are the delivery vehicle for genetic improvement programs where the trade-off between genetic gain and diversity is the most important concern.
garden design and maintenance; turf maintenance; plant conservation and landscape restoration. [6] [7] [8] It includes the cultivation of all plants including, but not limited to: ornamental plants, fruits, vegetables, flowers, turf, nuts, seeds, herbs and other medicinal/edible plants.
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.
The Orangerie in the Gardens of Versailles with the Pièce d’eau des Suisses in the background (French formal garden) Reflection of the Bagh-e Narenjestan (orange garden) and the Khaneh Ghavam (Ghavam house) at Shiraz, Iran (Persian garden) Nishat Bagh, terrace garden at Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir (Mughal Gardens) White Garden at Kensington Palace, a Dutch garden planted as a Color garden ...
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.
Topography impacts nursery design and layout and it is a factor in strategizing what direction to plant rows. [17] It also impacts where windbreaks should be planted. If an area has a flat slope and is open, it will need a windbreak. [18] Soil Conditions. For a nursery to produce healthy crops, it will need to have healthy soil.
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.