Another Fruit Tree spacing thread

[sly_squash]

I know there are many threads on this, but I poked around for a while and didn't see this particular method suggested.

My understanding is that the proper fruit tree spacing is:
XXXXXX
XOXXOX
XXXXXX

because both fruit trees need all 8 space around them to be unoccuped and untilled and (unlike with non-fruit trees) they cannot share these free spaces.


So my question is: what if you let one tree grow to maturity FIRST? Consider the following diagram, where [O] is a fully grown fruit tree and [o] is a newly planted one:
XXXXX
XoXOX
XXXXX

Is [o] prevented from growing to maturity even if [O] was fully mature from the start of it being planted?

[The Y'All Of Us]

Fruit trees in particular will completely prevent you from planting them that close together regardless of maturity.

I can tell you though that you can stick a normal tree that close to a fruit tree, so long as you plant the fruit tree first.

[sly_squash]

Got it. Cheers.

[dino_inc]

I would assume that the fruit tree still retains the "occupied" spaces around it, even when it's grown, to prevent fruit tree supercompression.

[Psylisa]

Originally posted by dino_inc:

I would assume that the fruit tree still retains the "occupied" spaces around it, even when it's grown, to prevent fruit tree supercompression.

It doesn't retain the occupied spaces if grown.
The issue is the sapling won't grow so close to the mature one.

[Nefai]

Also don't forget that trees increase in quality each year: Silver after 1 year, Gold after 2, Iridium after 3. They won't increase in quality unless the 8 surrounding tiles remain free. Once they're Iridium, you can finally put other stuff in those 8 tiles. Obviously not another fruit tree though :)