Designing & Planning a Zone 6 Orchard

Yes, definitely similar climate! We have done a lot of research but don’t have a lot of experience except for a few plants. If you want to see what we plan on growing we have a thread here:
https://growingfruit.org/t/an-introduction-and-new-sw-ohio-zone-6b-orchard-30-trees-other-growers-in-my-area/

Raspberries, blueberries and strawberries we have grown in the past and are relatively easy to grow (as long as you get the pH right on the blueberries).

We grew a Nikita’s Gift persimmon at our last property and it was very precocious and disease free. We are planting another this year.

We have had success with apples as long as you have a decent spray schedule and prune properly.

I’ve heard the stone fruits are more difficult but we are trying quite a few this year to see how they do.

We are doing about 10’ on center spacing for mostly dwarf and semi-dwarf varieties. But the orchard is right next to our house and will be pruned / maintained very easily, otherwise I think slightly increased spacing would make more sense.

Wishing you the best of luck, looks like a great spot!

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