This chart shows the dilute volume of spray mixture per acre required to spray tree fruit of various tree sizes and spacings, and the equivalent percentage of standard dilute volume, assuming that trees are mature enough to fill the rows.
| Distance between rows (feet) |
Tree canopy width (feet) |
Tree height (feet) |
Tree row volume per acre (cubic feet, rounded to nearest 1,000) |
Your dilute spray volume (gallons per acre) |
Your dilute spray volume as a percentage of standard dilute volume |
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| Mini- mum1 |
Maxi- mum2 |
Pome Fruit (base 400 g.p.a.)3 |
Stone Fruit (base 300 g.p.a.)3 |
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| Mini- mum1 |
Maxi- mum2 |
Mini- mum1 |
Maxi- mum2 |
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| 40 | 22 | 22 | 527,000 | 369 | 527 | 92% | 132% | 123% | 176% |
| 30 | 20 | 20 | 581,000 | 407 | 581 | 102% | 145% | 136% | 194% |
| 30 | 20 | 15 | 436,000 | 305 | 436 | 76% | 109% | 102% | 145% |
| 26 | 16 | 12 | 322,000 | 225 | 322 | 56% | 80% | 75% | 107% |
| 24 | 14 | 12 | 305,000 | 213 | 305 | 53% | 76% | 71% | 102% |
| 22 | 14 | 12 | 333,000 | 233 | 333 | 58% | 83% | 78% | 111% |
| 20 | 15 | 12 | 392,000 | 274 | 392 | 69% | 98% | 91% | 131% |
| 20 | 12 | 14 | 366,000 | 256 | 366 | 64% | 92% | 85% | 122% |
| 20 | 12 | 12 | 314,000 | 220 | 314 | 55% | 78% | 73% | 105% |
| 20 | 12 | 10 | 261,000 | 183 | 261 | 46% | 65% | 61% | 87% |
| 20 | 10 | 10 | 218,000 | 152 | 218 | 38% | 54% | 51% | 73% |
| 19 | 11 | 10 | 252,000 | 177 | 252 | 44% | 63% | 59% | 84% |
| 18 | 12 | 12 | 348,000 | 244 | 348 | 61% | 87% | 81% | 116% |
| 18 | 10 | 10 | 242,000 | 169 | 242 | 42% | 60% | 56% | 81% |
| 18 | 8 | 8 | 155,000 | 108 | 155 | 27% | 39% | 36% | 52% |
| 17 | 9 | 9 | 208,000 | 145 | 208 | 36% | 52% | 48% | 69% |
| 16 | 8 | 8 | 174,000 | 122 | 174 | 30% | 44% | 41% | 58% |
| 15 | 7 | 8 | 163,000 | 114 | 163 | 28% | 41% | 38% | 54% |
| 14 | 6 | 9 | 168,000 | 118 | 168 | 29% | 42% | 39% | 56% |
| 14 | 6 | 8 | 149,000 | 105 | 149 | 26% | 37% | 35% | 50% |
| 14 | 6 | 7 | 131,000 | 91 | 131 | 23% | 33% | 30% | 44% |
| 13 | 6 | 7 | 141,000 | 99 | 141 | 25% | 35% | 33% | 47% |
| 12 | 6 | 6 | 131,000 | 91 | 131 | 23% | 33% | 30% | 44% |
| 12 | 3 | 8 | 87,000 | 61 | 87 | 15% | 22% | 20% | 29% |
| 1Minimum: For most orchards that are
regularly pruned (0.7 gal per 1,000 ft3).
2Maximum: For unpruned orchards or unusually thick canopies (1.0 gal per 1,000 ft3). 3g.p.a. = gallons per acre. |
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