Nursery

Mission/Vision

Goals

Fruit trees

-apples -pears -plums -apricots -peaches -cherries

Perennials

-asparagus -currant -gooseberries -raspberries

Economics

• Purchase fruit trees for ~$8.50/tree

Options for fate of tree

• Sell bare-root fruit trees for $25/tree or $20/tree when purchasing 10 or more trees (avg $21/tree)
• Sell potted trees leafed out for $45/tree
• Plant and grow trees in the ground until next season, sell for
• Plant and grow trees in pots until next season, sell for

Options for how trees are sold

• All bare-root sales: 500 trees = $6,250

Timetable

Sept-Dec

Tree resources http://www.colostate.edu/Dept/CoopExt/4dmg/Trees/trees.htm