Table 1. Recommended Planting Distances, Time To Fruit, Pollination Requirements And Pruning Systems For Texas Fruit Crops.

Fruit	Spacing between plants	Years to first fruit	Pollination requirements	Pruning systems
Apples
Seedlings	25 ft.	5	Cross2	Central leader
MM111 RS1	20 ft.	4	Cross
MM106 RS1	14 ft.	4	Cross
M9 RS1	10 ft.	3	Cross	Trellis
Apricots	18 ft.	4	Self3	Open center
Blackberries	3 ft.	1	Self	Remove old canes and top new canes
Blueberries	6 ft.	1-2	Cross	Thin center
Citrus	20-25 ft.	2-3	Most self	Maintenance
Figs	12 ft.	2	Self	Bush or central leader
Grapes, bunch	4-8 ft.	2-3	Self	Cane or spur
Grapes, muscadine	10-20 ft.	2-3	Self and cross	Spur
Peaches	18 ft.	3	Self	Open center
Pears	25 ft.	5	Cross	Central leader
Pecans	40 ft.	4-7	Cross	Central leader
Plums	18 ft.	3	Cross	Open center
Strawberries	1 ft.	3 months	Self	Annual planting

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¹RS=Rootstock
²Cross: At least two different varieties needed for fruiting
³Self: Self-fruitful

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