Republic of the Philippines

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Cordillera Administrative Region
Schools Division Office of Benguet
Tuba District
CAMP 6 ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Camp 6, Camp 4, Tuba Benguet

DAILY Grade Level Grade 6 Teacher TRIXIE D. CAS-ING

LESSON Quarter: FIRST SUBJECT TLE
OUTLINE

APPROPRIATE TREES FOR THE ORCHARD

Trees and fruit trees are valued for their fruits, medicinal properties, and wood.
Likewise, trees make our community and surroundings attractive for its many colors
and beauty. However, there are some things to consider on the appropriateness of the
trees for planting.

TREES FOR UPLAND AREAS LIKE HILLS and MOUNTAINS should have:
 Wide and deep root system to hold plenty of soil and water and withstand
strong winds and typhoons.
 Strong woods to resist calamities and diseases
 Enough foliage to provide shade
Trees like ACACIA, AGUHO, MOLAVE, NARRA, IPIL-IPIL, BAMBOO and
RATTAN are some Philippine trees that can be planted both in the city and in the
farm.

LAYOUT DESIGN OF ORCHARD

The layout of an orchard refers to fixing the position of trees in an orchard when
planning a plantation. Thus, the layout of an orchard is very important ensure proper
growth of trees. Designing the layout of an orchard garden must have the following
goals:
 To easily carry out orchard operations like intercultural and irrigation
 To have an equal distribution of areas for each tree
 To minimize the use of the area according to different kinds of trees.
 To make supervision more easy and effective.

TREES ARRANGEMENT IN AN ORCHARD

LAYOUT DESIGN ADVANTAGES DISADVANTAGES
 Irrigation channels  Limited trees can
SQUARE METHOD and paths can be be planted in a
made straight. given area
* * * *  Easy cultivation,  A certain amount
* * * * spraying, and of space is wasted
harvesting in the middle of
* * * * operations four trees
This is the simplest and  Better supervision
easiest method trees are and viewing of the
planted in a square- entire orchard
shaped method position,
with some distance
measurement.

RECTANGULAR  Intercultural  Large are between

METHOD operations can be rows is wasted if
carried out easily intercropping is not
* * * *  Irrigation channel practiced
* * * * can be made  Limited number of
* * * * length and trees are planted
This method is formed breadth-wise
from four adjacent trees  Light can penetrate
that are in a rectangular into the orchard
shape. through the large
Trees are planted in the spaces between
same way as in square rows
method except the  Possible for
distance between the intercropping
rows of trees are more
than the distance of the
columns.
QUINCUNX or  Additional income  Skill required to lay
DIAGONAL can be earned out the orchard
METHOD from filler crop  Trees in between
 Almost double the may interfere the
* * number of trees growth of the main
can be planted crop
*
initially  Difficult
*  Full use of the land intercultural
*In this method, trees are is possible operations
planted in the same way  Spacing of the main
as in square method crop is reduced if
except for the addition filler crop
tree in the center of each continues to grow
square called a “FILLER
CROP.”
Trees with shorter life
are placed in the middle
so by the time the main
trees or main crop
grown into full size, the
central trees will have
finished their life cycle.
Examples of FILLER
CROPS are papaya,
guava, lime, plum and
peach.
Examples of MAIN
CROPS are mango,
jackfruit and tamarind.
EQUILATERAL  It is ideal for fertile  Difficult
TRIANGLE or soil and with intercultural
HEXAGONAL source of water operations
METHOD  More trees can be  Skill is required to
planted (15%) as layout the orchard
* *
compared to
* * * square method
* *  Some distance of
plant can be
maintained
 In this method, trees are  More income can
planted at the corners of be obtained
an equilateral triangle
where 6 triangles are
joined forming a
hexagon shape with a
seventh tree in the
center. Distances
between trees and from
the central tree are equal.
CONTOUR or  Can be utilized in  Difficult laying out
TERRACING hilly areas and in of contour lines
METHOD leveled land and time
 Helps in consuming
The imaginary line controlling soil  Requires special
connecting all points erosion skills and
with equal elevation  Helps in the instruments to
across slope is called conservation of make contour lines
CONTOUR. water and layout the
In this method, planting  Contours serve as method
is done in hilly areas by easy path for  Not equal row to
connecting all points of movements on the row distance and
the same elevation hill slopes for adjustments may be
across the slope from a various tasks in the required in the
baseline, maintaining a orchard plant-to-plant
space on each row. distance
Equal elevation at a  Degree
distance is equal to
plant-to-plant spacing
that is achieved with the
help of dumpy level or
similar instrument.