ORCHARDS AND VINEYARDS (11210):

Orchards, groves, and vineyards produce various fruit and nut crops. Tree nurseries which provide seedlings for plantation forestry also are included here. Many of these areas may be included in another category, generally Agricultural Land (11200), when identification is made by use of small-scale imagery alone. Isolated small orchards, such as the fruit trees on the family farms, usually are not recognizable on high-altitude imagery and are, therefore, not included. Where this general type can be identified more specifically from large scale sources, it was labeled as Evergreen Orchard (11211), Deciduous Orchard (11212) or Vineyard (11213).

DISTRIBUTION:

Orchards and vineyards can be found on flat alluvial soils in valley floors, in rolling foothill areas, or on relatively steep slopes. Most are irrigated, usually with sprinklers or drip irrigation. This type is most widespread in the Great Central Valley and to a lesser extent in coastal plains and valleys.

Source: Adapted by the California Gap Analysis Project from Anderson et al., 1976.

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