Christmas Trees: Growing and Selling Trees, Wreaths, and Greens | 
 enlarge | Author: Lewis Hill
Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC
Category: Book
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Rating:  6 reviews
Sales Rank: 80967
Media: Paperback
Pages: 160
Number Of Items: 1
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Dimensions (in): 8.8 x 5.9 x 0.5
ISBN: 0882665669
Dewey Decimal Number: 634.975
UPC: 037038005660
EAN: 9780882665665
ASIN: 0882665669
Publication Date: January 12, 1989
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Product Description
Money does grow on trees, and Christmas Trees by Lewis Hill is the essential equipment for anyone who wishes to gain the pleasure and profit of growing and selling trees, wreaths, and greens. Hill, an experienced and skilled tree grower himself, begins with the very basics, providing valuable insights on how to choose the best land and the best species of trees to grow on that land. Here you will learn how to ; Plan for continuous, efficient growth, including interplanting, natural seeding, and stump culture ; Care for your crop throughout the growing cycle, from planting and pruning, right through harvesting ; Propagate your own plants and collect wild seedlings ; Select the proper equipment for the nature and scope of your planting ; Handle problems dealt by weather, pests and diseases, and animals ; Find wholesale and retail markets, maintain a steady supply, deal with tree buyers, advertise and price, and maintain records and plan for taxes An attractive and lucrative side busin
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 Christmas Trees by Lewis Hill June 7, 2008
Origen (Cleveland Ohio USA)
This book provides an introduction to the commerical growing and sellng of Christmas trees. It covers all the main points and does so in clear prose with the occasional anecdote. Given the topic, those interested in Christmas trees as a business, full or part-time, form the book's primary readership, but anyone who loves Christmas will enjoy discovering the ins and outs of how natural trees make it our homes.
 Still the best reference on growing Christmas trees February 10, 2008
warchildnyc (New York, NY USA)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
It would be great if an updated and expanded edition of this book were available, but I believe this is the only version out there. Anyway, a great resource. On a personal level, I have found that it is more difficult to successfully plant hundreds of trees. Most of mine died because I could not get up to the property often enough to water them, and I let weeds overtake them and choke them out. I also killed a bunch with the lawn mower :-(
Christmas Trees December 14, 2007
Patricia A. Bell (Maryville, TN)
This is a great book that lets those who want to start a Christmas Tree Farm know the basic information they need in order to start their own farm. The author also adds his suggestions and the way that the author started his own tree farm. You will still need some speific information about your land and what you want to grow there, but the author lets you know how to go about obtaining the information you need to have a successful business. He also encourages you about market conditions and basics about how to market your product.
The BEST book on this subject! November 9, 2004
John Schmeltz (Klingerstown, PA United States)
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
Although this book seems more designed to educate the novice at growing Christmas trees, I believe everyone, even people currently in this business, can learn something valuable from it. It is well written and enjoyable to read, plus informative in that it describes all sorts of trees used, planting methods, protection and care of seedlings and transplants, recommendations for planting locations, and a whole host of other information. I attribute this book to getting me interested in this field as a hobby. Recommend it very highly!
 Quick Read January 4, 2004
8 out of 9 found this review helpful
This was a good book for the novice with no experience in the tree industry. It was a quick read and enjoyable. But not for someone in who works in the field already.
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