FruitTrees:IncomeGeneratingPlantMaterialsforWindbreaks,VegetativeBarriers,&HedgerowsPreparedbyL
RobertBarber,RolandQuitugua,&IleneIriarteFor:UniversityofGuam,CooperativeExtensionService&GuamDepartmentofAgricultureFundingprovidedby:UnitedStatesDepartmentofAgricultureNaturalResourcesConservationService,WesternRegionSustainableAgricultureResearchandEducationAdministrationforNativeAmericans,,&SanctuaryIncorporatedFruitTreeWindbreaks•Primaryfunctioniswindprotection–Treespacingismuchcloserthannormal(orchard)•Fruityieldwillbereduceddramaticallyoncetheplantsaremature,ifirrigationandnutrientsarenotprovidedalongwithapruningprogram•Mayrequirethinninginabout5-10yearsdependingonspeciesLandPreparation•Ifplantingonneworovergrownlandclearunwantedvegetationtakingcarenottoremovethetopsoil–Ifusingabulldozerd