Christmas tree growers work year-round to plant and maintain trees for Christmas. They plan the lot, plant seedlings, trim trees, and sell them to retailers or consumers, while monitoring profit and loss and maintaining a payroll for employees.
Christmas trees tend to appear in the weeks leading up to Christmas, and right after the holiday these trees always fade from most people’s consciousness. A Christmas tree grower, however, must work year-round to plant and maintain the trees that will be grown and cut for use at Christmas time. The Christmas tree grower will prepare the land for planting, and then plant seedlings. These seedlings can take up to six years to grow to the proper height; during this period, the grower must ensure that the trees grow into the proper shape to be used as a Christmas tree.
The Christmas tree grower is responsible for all aspects of the planting and growing process, not to mention the marketing and sales processes. Before a single tree can be planted, the Christmas tree grower will need to carefully plan the Christmas tree lot. It is important to ensure that there is enough space between trees, not only for the health of the trees themselves, but also to ensure that the common mechanism used to maintain the trees will fit between the growing trees. The amount of land, as well as the amount of trees to be grown, will determine the spacing between trees on the land.
Once the plot is planned, the Christmas tree grower must plant seedlings properly and monitor them daily to ensure they are growing well. As the seedlings grow into trees, the Christmas tree grower will occasionally trim the trees to ensure they grow into the conical shape most associated with Christmas trees. The soil must be tended to in an effort to ensure that the trees get enough water, oxygen and nutrients during the growth process.
When the trees reach a certain height, the Christmas tree grower must cut them down, transport them safely and sell them to retailers or directly to consumers. Trees must be cared for during the transport and sale process to ensure they are not damaged, depleted of nutrients or dehydrated. The producer can either sell the trees to retailers or can sell the trees directly on the Christmas tree farm site. Some growers even set up temporary Christmas trees on roadsides or in city parking lots. Throughout the entire process, from planting to sale, the producer is responsible for tracking profit and loss and maintaining a payroll for employees. This can be difficult as it usually takes up to six years for a planted tree to turn a profit.
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