| Edition |
4th ed. |
| Description |
1 online resource (x, 186 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-182) and index. |
| Contents |
A growing business -- Selecting land -- Species to grow -- Where to get trees -- Choosing the planting stock -- Preparing the ground -- When to plant trees -- Care and handling of planting stock -- Planning and managing the plantation -- Spacing of trees -- The planting job -- Keeping plantations clean -- Shearing -- Protecting the plantation -- Grading christmas trees -- Harvesting -- Going to market -- Other products of the plantation -- Profits and taxes. |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| Summary |
Christmas Trees for Pleasure and Profit offers useful, up-to-date information for anyone who enjoys being and working outdoors and is seeking a profitable hobby or small business venture. This updated fourth edition by Robert D. Wray now includes 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?previous editions have sold over 10,000 copies?this illustrated guide covers selecting land, choosing species, planting, harvesting, and managing a plantati. |
| Subject |
Christmas tree growing.
|
|
Christmas trees.
|
|
GARDENING -- Trees.
|
|
Christmas tree growing. (OCoLC)fst00859894
|
|
Christmas trees. (OCoLC)fst00859901
|
| Other Form: |
Print version: Wray, Robert D. Christmas trees for pleasure and profit. 4th ed. New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, 2008 9780813544168 0813544165 (DLC) 2008007765 (OCoLC)212893545 |
| ISBN |
9780813545813 (electronic bk.) |
|
0813545811 (electronic bk.) |
|
