12 17 williamsburg christmas
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Introduction to HorticultureIntroduction to Horticulture
Plant: Scotch PinePlant: Scotch Pine
Term: MonoeciousTerm: Monoecious
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Scotch Pine
• Plant type: Evergreen Tree • USDA Hardiness Zones: 3a to 7a • Height: 45 to 60ft Spread: 25 to 35 ft • Exposure: full sun • Leaf Color: Green • Growth Rate: slow • Form: Oval, Pyramidal • Landscape Uses: Christmas tree, Specimen • Has excellent needle retention and good keepability. It
resists drying and if permitted to become dry does not drop its needles
• Very prickly
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Monoecious:
• Has male and female flowers (cones) on the same plant.
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Pine Flowers (Cones)
• Female cone • Male cone
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Christmas Tree Production
• 8 – 12 years to maturity
• Grow best on pasture or cleared land than previously forested land
• Plant in early march as soon as ground has thawed
• Trees planted at least 6’ apart
• Seedlings (4 – 6”) – cost ~ $1.50 each
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1st few years
• Weed control most important– No weeds touching lower branches– Compete for soil moisture and nutrients– Spray herbicides in early fall & early spring– Mow between rows 3 – 4 times per year
• Firs & spruces require fertilizer (mostly N) in winter or early spring
• Pines don’t require fertilizer
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Shearing
• Beginning in the 3rd year.• Trees need to be shaped annually
– Usually in late May or early June
• Always groom to a single point– Never cut the main stem
• Some have natural pyramid shape– Some don’t
• Roughly 16 hours labor to shear 1 acre or mature trees
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Tree planting planning
• There is an ¼ acre in the field behind the hort bldg. (200 ft x 50 ft)
• You can plant a tree every 6 – 8’
• How many trees can you plant there?
• How much would it cost to plant if you could plant 50 trees for $75?
• How much would you make in 10 years if you sold them for $40.
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Christmas Tree Sources
• 250 trees can fit in the area behind the greenhouse
• Assuming an average 10 yr rotation• 25 trees per year• Increase ~20% for death or poorly formed trees
= 30 trees• 6 most popular trees:
– Douglas Fir, Fraser fir, White pine, Blue Spruce, Scotch pine, Balsam fir
• Pick a species, go shopping on-line
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Tree shopping
• Find prices from three different sources– Include shipping– Make sure they will ship 50 or fewer trees
• Find recommended planting dates for zone 7a.
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Scotch Pine
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• Planting
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Fraser Fir
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• Recommendations for planting
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Douglas Fir
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• 3
• Recommendations for planting
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Balsam Fir
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• 3
• Recommendations for planting
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Blue Spruce
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• 3-
• Recommendations for planting
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White Pine
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• 3-
• Recommendations for planting
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Environmentally Friendly
• Which is better for the environment?
• Cut tree
• Artificial tree