Orchard - is a portion of land implanted with fruit trees or nut trees.

It is also known as fruit

farm. Therefore, an orchard can have any kind of growing trees and fruit bearing
trees for profitable production.
Types of Orchard Farms?
1. Fruit Orchards

These orchard focuses on growing trees and fruit bearing trees of which they were
famous in the different parts of the country like mango, pomelo durian, santol,
jackfruit, mangosteen, avocado and rambutan other fruits located anywhere in the
country.
2. Seed Orchards

Piece of land focuses on growing plants from seeds like tomato, pechay and radish,
bell pepper, string beans, eggplants, cabbage and etc.
3. Nut Orchards

These orchards include capabilities that produce nuts such as peanut, cacao, and
coconut. (Peanut is very common for producing peanut butter.
Other Types of Orchard

1. Christmas Tree farm

It is a type of orchard where an occupation involves growing pine trees
specifically for use as Christmas trees. This is farm can be located at Baguio
and Tagaytay.

2. Coffee Producing farm

Area where coffee producing plants were planted for marketable production.
Batangas is well known in their coffee production.
Factors to consider in choosing fruit trees for your orchard:
1. Choose fruit trees which are suited to your location.
2. Choose trees based on your needs or market demands.
3. Consider how much effort you will exert.
4. Plant the right fruits.
5. Choose the best time for planting.
6. Consider the climate in your area.
7. For healthiest and tastiest fruit, choose the sunniest available planting
location.
Trees suited for orchard gardening based the following:

 LOCATION
Hill side Slope Valley Plain
Coconut Mango Durian Banana
Mango Coconut Banana Mango
Pili nut Cashew Papaya Citrus fruits
Palm tree Palm tree Mangosteen Dragon fruit
Pili nut Jackfruit
Guava
 CLIMATE
Elevated ( Cold) Low (Warm) Dry Season Wet Season
Grape Mango Banana Durian
Pomelo Coconut Pili nut Banana
Banana Palm tree Mango
Guava Dragon fruit
Durian Papaya,
Guava

 MARKET DEMAND
Year-round Seasonal
Banana Jackfruit
Mango Guava
Citrus Star apple
Dragon fruit Santol
Papaya
Coconut