Technical Requirements Land min. The traditional method is selling trees to wholesalers. Other benefits include the opportunity for the whole family to participate in the choosing of a fully exposed tree as opposed to one that has been bundled and wrapped. This type of operation fits in well with U-Pick berry orchards where you establish a clientele that may visit and purchase produce from your farm over the entire growing season. Besides selling trees there is an opportunity to produce and sell wreaths made from the trimmings left by the tree shearing process.
Wreaths store quite well and have become a popular item in recent years.
The addition of wild berries, pine and spruce cones may add to the uniqueness of the wreaths. Technical References Estabrooks, G.F. Growing Balsam Fir in Field and Forest, Canadian Forestry Service. Landgren, C.G. and B.S. Douglas. Developing High Quality True Fir Christmas Trees. Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon. 1992.