Tree density has a highly significant positive effect on yield. Tree density has a highly significant effect on trunk diameter. Profitability increases with increasing tree density up to 1,000 trees per acre. Fruit yield has a large effect on profitability. Fruit price has the greatest effect on profitability. With high fruit prices, the optimum density is high. Regardless of land cost or interest rate, the optimum density is about 1,000 trees per acre. At high planting densities, tree price has a large impact on profitability. Higher density systems reach full production more quickly. Higher density orchards do not ultimately produce […]