Christmas Trees for Pleasure and Profit is for anyone who enjoys being and working outdoors and is seeking a profitable hobby or small business venture.
From novice to experienced grower, there is something in this book for everyone..
A chapter on finances deals with costs, profits, and taxes.
As the grower\'s job is not done until the Trees are sold, issues of grading, harvesting, advertising, and marketing are examined.
The book presents useful techniques for protecting the growing Trees from weeds, animals, fire, insects, and disease, and offers a full description of shearing or shaping Trees to improve their form and density keys to a successful crop.
The planting process is described in detail, including both hand and machine methods.
Wray provides guidance for choosing species suitable for the grower\'s situation, where and how to get planting stock, and how to care for it.
A perennial bestseller, this illustrated guide covers selecting land, choosing species, planting, harvesting, and managing a plantation.
Robert Wray has updated this fourth edition to include the latest techniques and tools for harvesting trees, new methods of transport, the most recent data on herbicides, and advice on how to run a Christmas-tree business today.
Christmas Trees for Pleasure and Profit is for anyone who enjoys being and working outdoors and is seeking a profitable hobby or small business venture
