Title:
Growing Christmas trees : select the right species, raise the best trees, market for the holidays
Author:
White, Patrick, 1973- author.
ISBN:
9781612123653
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Physical Description:
123 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm.
Series:
A Storey basics title
Storey basics.
General Note:
Includes index.
Contents:
Getting started -- Enter the trees -- Planting and growing -- Shearing and pruning -- When things go wrong -- Sales strategies -- Time to harvest -- Wreaths and greens.
Abstract:
Grow beautiful Christmas trees sustainably on your small farm or in your backyard. As income supplement or outdoor hobby, the tradition of Christmas tree farming is both satisfying and practical and can make good use of fallow land. Grower Patrick White has built on and updated these techniques, pioneered by nurseryman and author Lewis hill, to guide the modern grower every stop of the way, from site selection to planting tips to sales strategies.--COVER.
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