Christmas trees for pleasure and profit [electronic resource] /
Robert D. Wray
- 4th ed.
- New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, 2008
- 1 online resource (x, 186 p.) : ill.
Description based on print version record
Includes bibliographical references (p. 181-182) and index
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