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["Mathew Waehner" <waehner@gmail.com>]

There's a great book called "so you want to start a nursery?" by Tony Avent.  The book deals with every aspect of the business, from technical to accounting.

 

From what I remember, the best overall system for trees of the size you have in mind was "pot in pot"- containers sunk into the ground.  The system needed some kind of copper treatment to keep the roots from reaching into the soil.

 

Avent runs Plant Delights nursery, and their demonstration/ test gardens are one fo the finest botanical gardens in the southeast. 

 

 

On Fri, Jan 9, 2009 at 4:19 PM, Matt Demmon <mdemmon@gmail.com> wrote:

I would definitely grow them in containers, because farm markets are
all about spontaneous purchasing, and it will be more difficult to get
customers to order bareroot in advance and pickup later. I can't even
imagine digging trees and bringing them to market to try and sell
them! Then bringing home a bundle of bareroots and trying to figure
out what to do with them. Pots can be sold and planted any time of
year, and held over for sales later in the year if they don't sell one
week.

I also think that market customers are willing to purchase something a
little smaller, if it looks healthy, is reasonably sized, and cheaper
than trees at the nursery. Most trees at local nurseries are sold
huge, and for huge prices ($50 up to hundreds). If you can produce a
stout, 2-3 foot straight-trunked tree in a gallon pot with a good root
system, and charge $20 or less for it, I imagine you could do quite
well. If they're too small, they won't survive well because of
herbivores, and if they're too big, your costs and weight go up a lot.

On Fri, Jan 9, 2009 at 10:26 AM, James G Steen <geoff_steen@yahoo.com> wrote:
>  To anyone with the knowledge:
>
> What is the best way to grow
> apples, pears, persimmons
> and chestnuts for sale at
> farm markets?
>
> potting mix?
> how to grow them bareroot?
> nursery bed preparation?
>
> please give me some information
> on these
>
> I'm going to expand my nursery
> of these types of trees for sale
> next year. I propagate all of them
> by grafting and seed.
>
> Zone 6b, Looking for advice ~
>
> J. Geoffrey Steen
> Raven Ridge Farm
> 378 Panhandle Road
> Marshall, NC 28753
>
>
>
>
>

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