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Christmas Trees for Pleasure and Profit

Christmas Trees for Pleasure and Profit

Paperback

AgricultureBotany & HorticultureLawns, Trees, & Shrubs

ISBN10: 0813544173
ISBN13: 9780813544175
Publisher: Rutgers Univ Pr
Published: Oct 22 2008
Pages: 160
Weight: 0.60
Height: 0.60 Width: 5.40 Depth: 8.30
Language: English
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.

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