History of Technology in India, Vol. I: From Antiquity to c. 1200 A.D. v1.c24.s3.t4.11

v1.c24.s3.t4.11

Varāhamihira (Bṛh.S. 54.12-13) brings out the importance of proper spacing in planting trees. The best kind of planting is that in which the trees are planted at a distance of twenty cubits (hastas) from each other, the middling one when they are sixteen cubits apart, and the worst when they are at a distance of twelve cubits from each other. Trees that grow too close and touch each other do not yield adequate fruits owing to their roots entwining and injuring each other.