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Christmas Trees for Pleasure and Profit

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Availability:In StockContributor:Robert D. WrayPublish date:2008-10-22Pages:160
Language:EnglishPublisher:Rutgers University PressISBN-13:9780813544175ISBN-10:813544173UPC:9780813544175Book Category:Gardening, Technology & Engineering, ScienceBook Subcategory:Trees, Agriculture, Life SciencesBook Topic:Forestry, HorticultureSize:8.30 x 5.40 x 0.60 inchesWeight:0.5997Product ID:SCVQQQHRHW
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. 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.

A perennial bestseller, this illustrated guide covers selecting land, choosing species, planting, harvesting, and managing a plantation. 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. The planting process is described in detail, including both hand and machine methods. 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 densityùkeys to a successful crop.

As the grower's job is not done until the trees are sold, issues of grading, harvesting, advertising, and marketing are examined. A chapter on finances deals with costs, profits, and taxes. From novice to experienced grower, there is something in this book for everyone.

Language:EnglishPublisher:Rutgers University PressISBN-13:9780813544175ISBN-10:813544173UPC:9780813544175Book Category:Gardening, Technology & Engineering, ScienceBook Subcategory:Trees, Agriculture, Life SciencesBook Topic:Forestry, HorticultureSize:8.30 x 5.40 x 0.60 inchesWeight:0.5997Product ID:SCVQQQHRHW
ROBERT D. WRAY is retired from the U.S. Forest Service's North Central Forest Experiment Station in St. Paul, Minnesota. He has written for various conservation and professional publications and continues to do contract editing for the Forest Service.
Publisher: Rutgers University Press

Edition

4th Edition

Contributor(s)

Robert D. Wray

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