Christmas Trees

Growing Christmas trees is like farming because of the relatively large amount of time and money needed.

Land should have:

• fertile soil
• easy access
• gentle slope
• north facing slope
• no frost pockets

You need to do:

• planting
  • kind of tree depends on
    • site
    • market
    • insect and disease resistance
• brush and weed control
• mowing underneath trees
• shearing
• fertilize and lime
• marketing
  • Cut your own
    • need liability insurance
    • need location close to consumers
• harvesting
• cool storage once cut

Contact: Maine Christmas Tree Association

Robert Frederickson: Executive Secretary

RR1 Winthrop, ME 04364

(Yankee Woodlot #9)

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