Christmas Trees for Pleasure and Profit

Christmas Trees for Pleasure and Profit
Christmas Trees for Pleasure and Profit
Price: $19.49 FREE for Members
Type: eBook
Released: 2009
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Page Count: 200
Format: pdf
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0813544173
ISBN-13: 9780813544175
User Rating: 4.6667 out of 5 Stars! (3 Votes)

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For both the first time Christmas tree grower and the veteran grower, this is a must-read book. The information Wray provides stregthens the grower's understanding of the business today and brings new insight for the beginners. --Chris Colucci, The Bardonia Tree Farm, NY, established 1972

This book should be required reading for the new or prospective Christmas tree grower. --Journal of Forestry

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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 density--keys to a successful crop.

J. Rogelio Cordovez Rogelio Cordovez (Asheville, NC) | 5 out of 5 Stars!
24/01/2010

For those who are thinking of going into the Christmas Trees business or doing it for pleasure, this is a very informative book, easy to understand and visualize. The 178 plus pages go really fast, I read the book in two days and now I'm keeping it as a reference. Lot's of good knowledge gathered from different professionals in the Christmas Trees business. The book goes from "Selecting Land" and "Species to Grow" to "Going to Market", and "Profit and Taxes". The progression of this book makes for an easy understandable read and guides you from start to finish.

John Schmeltz (Klingerstown, PA United States) | 4 out of 5 Stars!
10/08/2005

A lot of good and useful information can be had from this book. I would recommend this book to anyone starting in the "field" of Christmas tree growing, (excuse the pun). Personally, I preferred the book by Lewis Hill on this suject as that book is a little more fun to read than this was at times. This book also sports many dated black and white pictures. The information is of course current, but you will know right away that this book was written and compiled during the 1960's vs. modern day. Don't let these minor criticisms stop you from getting this book though. As I said, a lot of good info. is available and it stands as a good reference for this subject.

Brianne (Boston, MA) | 5 out of 5 Stars!
15/10/2003

This book covers everything for prospective Christmas Tree Farm owners from how to know which land is best for your trees to marketing and selling your trees. It is definialy a must have for those with an interest in owning a Christmas tree farm. The author wrote the book in a very easy and whimsical way to make the book very enjoyable to read.

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