Have a question for the forum: I would like the map out my citrus trees, just in case I lose a tree marker or hang tag, so I know where each of my cultivars are planted. What program would you recommend to just create a mapping of my trees? I could try to use Paint, but it seems not quite what I'm looking for I thought about Visio or an equivalant, but maybe I'm just being a bit computer challenged. I walked my front slope and sketched out where things are planted, I I came back just a wee bit shocked at the number and expanse of trees, lol! So, I do really need to get this drawn out. Any program suggestions I can use to get things mapped out and labelled?

A sheet of paper and a pencil?

Or you could use google & photoshop. Get a satellite photo of your place & map it out...

My house for example. I had to cut out my neighbors wife sunbathing!

Laaz that must be an old satellite picture of your house. I don't see a patio on the back of the house, and some trees are missing. - Millet

It's the current one on google. You don't see the back deck or any of my back yard because of the neighbors gumball trees in the way.

ROTFLMAO!!! HAH. Oh my gosh. That's hysterical. Poor gal, does she know she's "famous"?? We have a Google Maps shot of our place we saved when we were cleaning out our garages. Our entire huge 100' plus driveway was filled with crap! Amazingly bad timing. I tried doing that, Laaz, but alas, I am too lame with Photoshop. That is actually exactly what I wanted to do, as it would have put the trees EXACTLY where they are and I could see my lot well. Maybe I'll try to knuckle down and figure it out. That would be the optimal way to do it. I really, really need to do it with over 60 different varieties. I'm starting to rival the Citrus Collection, lol!!

Just draw it on paper and then scan it ... cannot be more easy.

Not exactly, Sanguinello. This is a huge area with over 60 trees. I wouldn't be able to write that small to squeeze it onto a piece of paper small enough to scan. If it was that easy, I'd have already done that

Divide the area into squares.

Draw the squares, scan and put them together at computer.

Then you can zoom into or out of the map easily.

Take a picture from google like Laaz said, then put numbers where the trees are and on another paper write what each number is.

Have you thought about using GPS cordinance. It is easy quink and accurate but like Sylvan said still requires a pen and paper. I am going to try this myself. My only problem would be remembering where I put the paper

It's very simple with Photoshop. Anyone that has been to my house knows I have high density plantings of citrus.

You could also just use line, shape & text in Photoshop... I would be here all day if I listed all of my trees.

Well done !

Thanks, Laaz, exactly what I needed. Really appreciate it! I'll give this a whirl this weekend! Happy Thanksgiving!