

CHRISTMAS TREE GROWERS’ GUIDE 
Christmas Trees as a casi cror 

Fred Musser, developer of the proyen Musser 
Culture for Tree Seedlings, examines a fine 
4-year-old specimen of mena Red Pine 
— only two more years to go for best 
Christmas tree marketing. 
PLANTING COST on inferior 
stock is as high as for High Grade 
Musser Stock. 
Plant the Rest! 

Barberry 
A sturdy thorned shrub, well known, and 
widely used for hedges. Bears bright red 
berries in fall, which cling on through the 
winter,adding beauty to utility. Barberry 
is very hardy. 



Over 40,000,000 Christmas Trees used in the U. S. each year. ¢ Original sources rapidly 
decreasing, with quality more inferior. ¢ Average wholesale price for years, 50¢ per tree. 

General Considerations 
For the past 20 years we have been growing and shipping Christmas Trees. We 
have shipped large quantities to most of the important markets in eastern United States. 
The business of growing Christmas Trees is in its infancy. 
Some people have the mistaken idea that there will soon be an over-production 
of Christmas Trees. During the past number of years, we have inspected practically 
every source of supply of Christmas Trees in the United States and Canada. We 
have made a thorough study of the markets and the demand for guality trees. From 
our experience, we are convinced that there will be a very good market for high 
gtade Christmas Trees for a great many years to come. The market for select, 
planted Pine trees is practically unlimited. Although in the past, Spruce and Fir trees 
have been generally used for Christmas Trees, planted Pines are rapidly replacing 
them. All Pines are much faster growing than Spruce. A// Pimes retain their long 
needles and fresh appearance for months after being cut, whereas the short needled 
trees which are commonly shipped in, begin to shed within a day or two after being 
decorated. 
We offer in these pages some of the information we have gathered from our own 
experience. Although we have a large acreage growing Christmas Trees, we know that 
all we can possibly produce will not fill even a small part of the demand for quality 
trees. For this reason, we do not hesitate to furnish to anyone any information that 
we have gathered over a long period of years. The custom of using Christmas Trees 
See 
Special Offer 
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Upright Yew 
Unexcelled ornamental—deep rich green col- 
Spreading Yew 
The characteristic spreading growth of this 
or. Grows in sun or shade. Used success- well known ornamental lends itself superb- 
fully for shaded lawns where many orna- ly to development of masses of velvety dark 
mentals will not grow. Has a naturally green foliage. Beautiful as individual speci- 
beautiful cone shape. mens. Grows in sun or shade. 
