Christmas Trees

1 Money Can Grow on Trees

2 The Burgeoning Christmas Tree Industry

3 Selecting the Best Site

4 Your Investment in Time and Money

5 Which Tree Should You Grow?

6 Sources of Planting Stock

7 Choosing a Cultural Method

8 Preparing the Soil and Planting the Trees

9 Improving Wild, Native Trees

II GROWING PREMIUM TREES

10 Maintaining Soil Fertility

11 Shearing and Pruning

12 The Fine Art of Weed and Control

13 Things Can Go Wrong

14 Managing for Efficient Production

15 Making Money with Greens and Wreaths

III HARVESTING AND SELLING CHRISTMAS TREES, WREATHS, AND GREENS

16 Marketing Trees, Wreaths, and Greens

17 The Harvesting

18 A Checkbook with a Happy Ending

19 A Christmas Tree Grower's Calendar

APPENDIX

Christmas Tree Growers' Supplies

Seed and Nursery Companies

State and Regional Christmas Tree Associations

GLOSSARY

SUGGESTED FURTHER READING

INDEX