Thank you for taking the time to make the videos... I have been thinking of growing Christmas trees on our small plot of land, less than 20 acres. Good to know we can have a small tree farm, within reason. New subscriber.
If you are willing to be patient the first years you can do quite well after a couple years of having trees to harvest. On our 7 acres, if we keep filling in the open spots and keeping a good rotation going we expect to do over $70,000 every year in sales. That’s on the low end. But the first ten years is an investment in time and money.
I grow trees as a hobby (bonsai etc) and the difference in growth rates between species is phenomenal. My Colorado Blue Spruce are barely an inch after 18 months. My Noble Firs have grown 10 times that in 6
Thanks for sharing your experience. And so true I wanted to grow some blue spruce Christmas trees, but after seeing how long it took them to grill, I decided to not do that.
Very cool, very interesting to this Wisconsin Xmas tree grower. No Grand or Silver Fir . Am I to assume that they are grown more for landscaping ornamentals ? Used to know so much more about culturing from seed , but at age 60 with a full harddrive , I obviously had to push that info out for something new .
New subscriber here. I am looking to start a tree farm on my new 10 acre farm. Im a teacher and looking to utilize my land with my family and add to my income going into retirement all while having some fun. I have planted many trees in my life but never for farming. Your videos are very helpful. I am looking to start spring of 2024 as it is being planted to corn this year by a farmer leasing from me.
Your story sounds very similar to mine in many was. Good luck on the farming. Hope I can help. Where are you located and what trees are you planning to plant?
Im in Pennsylvania. Already did soil sample. Added 10-20-20 and magnesium and sulfer to drop ph. Planning on starting a u-tube. But have no idea how to do that.
I just started my channel because I teacher horticulture at our school and had to do stuff online. I learned a lot from watching Sean Cannel. He has a channel called think media He is good. Put out quality information and be consistent, people will start to find you.
Wish that the gentleman running the tree nursery would have given more detail to the fertilizer rate and timing they use , whether using a injector inline with the irrigation I'm assuming or using a spreader behind tractor.
Great video. I live northern Canada and have started seedlings for my property. Need trees. I realize they will not grow much for me this season but am very curious what I should do for them during our cold cold winter this year's end? Should I bring them in, leave them potted in an unheated green house? Don't want to loose them? Any info would help. Thanks
How big are your seedlings? Most trees native to your area are designed to withstand cold. If they are in pots and the roots get exceedingly cold it makes it a little harder. Sometimes I bury the pots of plants in wood chips during the winter to keep roots from freezing. Don’t bring them inside a house that will break their natural dormancy and try to grow in the winter, not good. You could bring into a garage or shop that is still cold but not as cold. They will stay dormant that way.
@@FlanaganHomestead Silly question but does a dormant tree still need water if moved to a small greenhouse during winter? If yes how much? I'd like to plant some seeds in the next few weeks so I'm guessing by autumn mine could be maybe an inch tall?
@@veryberry- it is best for even dormant trees to have moisture in the soil. They won’t use as much as growing time but will still need some. We consider our Christmas trees to be dormant by the end of summer but some of the largest root growth is late October into November
Thank you for taking the time to make the videos... I have been thinking of growing Christmas trees on our small plot of land, less than 20 acres. Good to know we can have a small tree farm, within reason. New subscriber.
If you are willing to be patient the first years you can do quite well after a couple years of having trees to harvest. On our 7 acres, if we keep filling in the open spots and keeping a good rotation going we expect to do over $70,000 every year in sales. That’s on the low end. But the first ten years is an investment in time and money.
Also thanks for subscribing welcome aboard. What area of the country are you in.
I don’t usually work with Fraser here but I will talk to some of my connections and see what I can do.
2 years later, how's it going? I'm quite keen to give it a try myself.
I grow trees as a hobby (bonsai etc) and the difference in growth rates between species is phenomenal.
My Colorado Blue Spruce are barely an inch after 18 months. My Noble Firs have grown 10 times that in 6
Thanks for sharing your experience. And so true I wanted to grow some blue spruce Christmas trees, but after seeing how long it took them to grill, I decided to not do that.
Very cool, very interesting to this Wisconsin Xmas tree grower. No Grand or Silver Fir . Am I to assume that they are grown more for landscaping ornamentals ? Used to know so much more about culturing from seed , but at age 60 with a full harddrive , I obviously had to push that info out for something new .
Grand fir are grown for Christmas trees here
New subscriber here. I am looking to start a tree farm on my new 10 acre farm. Im a teacher and looking to utilize my land with my family and add to my income going into retirement all while having some fun. I have planted many trees in my life but never for farming. Your videos are very helpful. I am looking to start spring of 2024 as it is being planted to corn this year by a farmer leasing from me.
Your story sounds very similar to mine in many was. Good luck on the farming. Hope I can help. Where are you located and what trees are you planning to plant?
Corn really depletes the soil. Make sure to add some compost! 😊
Keep me posted. Im a new xmas tree farmer. You have a new follower
Welcome aboard. Where is your farm located. Best of luck on your farm.
Im in Pennsylvania. Already did soil sample. Added 10-20-20 and magnesium and sulfer to drop ph. Planning on starting a u-tube. But have no idea how to do that.
I just started my channel because I teacher horticulture at our school and had to do stuff online. I learned a lot from watching Sean Cannel. He has a channel called think media He is good. Put out quality information and be consistent, people will start to find you.
Do you have information on feeding, from day one dropping the seed to 1yr, scheduling, feed numbers like 20-20-20-(example), Douglas firs?
Wish that the gentleman running the tree nursery would have given more detail to the fertilizer rate and timing they use , whether using a injector inline with the irrigation I'm assuming or using a spreader behind tractor.
Any issues with deer and rodents at the seedling stage?
Great video. I live northern Canada and have started seedlings for my property. Need trees. I realize they will not grow much for me this season but am very curious what I should do for them during our cold cold winter this year's end? Should I bring them in, leave them potted in an unheated green house? Don't want to loose them? Any info would help.
Thanks
How big are your seedlings? Most trees native to your area are designed to withstand cold. If they are in pots and the roots get exceedingly cold it makes it a little harder. Sometimes I bury the pots of plants in wood chips during the winter to keep roots from freezing. Don’t bring them inside a house that will break their natural dormancy and try to grow in the winter, not good. You could bring into a garage or shop that is still cold but not as cold. They will stay dormant that way.
@@FlanaganHomestead Silly question but does a dormant tree still need water if moved to a small greenhouse during winter? If yes how much? I'd like to plant some seeds in the next few weeks so I'm guessing by autumn mine could be maybe an inch tall?
@@veryberry- it is best for even dormant trees to have moisture in the soil. They won’t use as much as growing time but will still need some. We consider our Christmas trees to be dormant by the end of summer but some of the largest root growth is late October into November
We found 2-2's to be a better investment in Michigan.
Interesting!
Hello Robert from where I can find seeds of colorado blue spruce?
Really interesting.
Super interesting!
How do you protect the trees from Deer?
having dogs running the property is about the only effective way I have found. And that doesn't always work.
Awesome, free venison!
First here!! Hi there :) from Australia
Australia. That’s a new country reached
Me too! And new subscriber!
Good job
Respect
can i buy some seeds?
Where to buy seeds
Those guys fucking around in the tractor seemed to be concerning him.
Brothers!!
Second
Seriously you couldn't film without the machine blaring in the background?
Sorry I don"t own the farm. They invited me to tell the story. It is a working farm and nonstop activity.
Shame he used language that was foreign to most viewers. Would have been informative if he spoke English, not tree grower jargon.
You have Google