SUNCREST EVERGREEN NURSERIES 9 
SELLING SUGGESTIONS 
Suggestion on selling: Never permit the buyer to 
select and cut trees unless the owner is with him. 
It is best for the grower to cut and grade his trees 
at a cash price agreed on. At our farms we do our 
own cutting, grading and help load the trucks. 
Retail only, some growers permit customers to se- 
lect and cut their trees, but it is still best to have 
one of your men with the buyer. Never sell on credit. 
This is disastrous when selling in wholesale truck 
load quantities. Even some of the better buyers 
will make a claim on a bad year when there is an 
over-supply. The grower is not obliged to take the 
risk. The difficulty is that many buyers (wholesale) 
stock up too heavy. They should take the risk or 
buy less trees. Sell for cash or request a certified 
check if customer is unknown to you. 
If you are not near a market then place a “FOR 
SALE” ad covering your trees in one of your large 
city papers, classified section. Run the ad about 
August or not later than the first of October. Carry 
the ad several times or until you sell available stock. 
Get a deposit on each sale and hold this deposit and 
apply on the sale of last load covering each order. 
We have customers located in adjoining states who 
are as much as 400 miles or more from our tree 
farms. They pick up with their own truck or have 
a contract trucker make the delivery. 
INVESTMENT SUGGESTION 
SUNCREST planted trees on your idle cleared land 
will improve it and increase its value yearly. If 
planted to Scotch Pine and well managed (which 
requires a minimum of expense including keeping 
any high weeds and brush removed and necessary 
shearing’ from the fourth to sixth year), the planta- 
tion at the 7th year from planting, should have a 
value equal to the same acreage of second growth 
Yellow Poplar (tulip) and White or Yellow pine saw 
log timber, which requires 40 to 60 years to grow to 
this size. 
A FEW OF THE MANY COMMENTS 
IN OUR FILES — UNSOLICITED 
COLORADO - March 31, 1953: The little trees 
arrived in good shape. 
CONNECTICUT - May 20, 1953: I purchased a few 
thousand seedlings from you. I was well pleased with 
the stock. 
NEW YORK - Juiy 30, 1953: This spring I planted 
your Multiflora Rose. They are growing beautifully 
and 100%. 
INDIANA - February 15, 1953: We purchased your 
trees last year and were well pleased with the size 
and quality of your trees. 
NEW JERSEY - June 30, 1954: Received my trees 
in very good condition and am tremendously pleased 
with them. 
