I GETTING STARTED WITH 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