Establishing A Christmas Tree Farm

| Monday, June 29, 2015
By Edna Booker


Christmas is one of the most special seasons that is celebrated everywhere in the world. This season is not only used to celebrate the birthday of Jesus Christ but also for families to spend time together after they have been apart for the entire year. The most common traditions is the christmas tree so anyone with a christmas tree farm really gets a lot of profit during the holiday season.

Many business owners would say that venturing into the business of farming christmas trees is quite risky which is not entirely false because here one only gets to sell at one period of the year only. In spite of this, there are people who have still taken this risk and they still get a significant amount of income at the end of each year. What is important is that one is very careful of how they do this farming.

Some may think that this is the easiest kinds of businesses because one would only need to plant seedlings and relax until the end of the year to get paid. Anyone who ever throws this will regret because of losses they will get. These trees need just as much care as any other crops. The land should be large enough to accommodate an extended amount of trees.

Trees need to be planted at the beginning of the year so that they can have time to actually grow. Planting them at the middle of the year will be useless because by the holiday season they will not be big enough to have some market. People also have to be careful on the amount of trees they make depending on the available market. Planting too many will be wastage of resources.

There are different types of trees that may be grown to be used as christmas trees. Various trees grow under dissimilar conditions. This is why the farmer ought to research more about the particular tree they intend grow and also study their land to ensure that it will work well there. This can also help them to find out which are the best manures to use.

After successfully choosing the specific type of tree that is to be planted, one must now plan a good layout for their farm. The layout is important because it determines how the plants will have access to nutrients and sunlight. The spacing must also be taken into consideration because the branches are supposed to grow wider but if they do not have enough space they will not do so.

In case one is not ready to deal with the risks that are associated with the start up of a farm, they can always purchase an already existing one. Here they will all the information about the type of soil, the kinds of trees that are planted there and also the type of layout that best works for the farm. However, this may be a bit more costly than starting up but at least they will be sure of their growth.

A real farmer would find it funny if they hear a christmas tree farmer call themselves a farmer. Many do not think this can be compared to dairy farming and crops farming but these farmers are also very important. It is because of them that people from all across the world get to maintain a tradition of having these trees to celebrate this season.




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