Authors: Diane Relf, Extension Specialist, Horticulture, Virginia Tech and Jerry Williams, Associate Professor, Horticulture, Virginia Tech
Publication Number 426-840, posted August 2000
| Minimum Distance | Average |
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| Fruit | Between Rows | Between Plants | Annual Yield per Plant | Bearing Age | Life Expectancy |
| Feet | Feet | Quarts | Years | Years | |
| Blueberry | 6 | 4 | 4-6 | 3 | 20-30 |
| Blackberry (erect) | 8 | 3 | 1 1/2 | 1 | 5-12 |
| Blackberry (trailing) | 8 | 6 | 1 1/2 | 1 | 5-12 |
| Raspberry (red) | 8 | 3 | 1 1/2 | 1 | 5-12 |
| Raspberry (black) | 8 | 4 | 1 1/2 | 1 | 5-12 |
| Raspberry (purple) | 8 | 3 | 1 1/2 | 1 | 5-12 |
| Grape (American) | 10 | 8 | 15 lb | 3 | 20-30 |
| Grape (French American) | 10 | 8 | 15 lb | 3 | 20-30 |
| Grape (muscadine) | 10 | 10 | 15 lb | 3 | 20-30 |
| Strawberry (Juneberry and dayneutral) | 3 | 2 | 1-2* | 1 | 3 |
| Strawberry (ever bearer) | 3 | 1 | 1/2 | 1/3 | 2 |
| Currant | 8 | 4 | 4-6 | 3 | 10-20 |
| Gooseberry | 8 | 4 | 4-6 | 3 | 10-20 |
| * per parent plant grown in the matted row system. | |||||