Woody Cut Stems - Production and Postharvest Handling of Branches for Flowers, Fruit, and Foliage

This book is designed to educate new and existing cut flower growers on the aspects of growing, harvesting, and selling branches of trees and shrubs for their flowers, fruit, foliage, and stems. Growers, Farmer Florists, and home or commercial floral designers will learn when to cut and how to handle woody cuts from their landscapes.

Woody cut stems provide a variety of forms, colors, and textures to cut flower growers’ product lines, as familiar offerings such as lilac and forsythia, or less common species like beautyberry and Himalayan honeysuckle. Until now, however, commercial growers have lacked a printed resource that addresses how to choose, cultivate, and harvest these increasingly popular plants, as well as the critical postharvest handling and use guidelines.

Growers eager to add woody cut stems to their produce line will find this book all the information needed to expand their businesses in profitable new directions, while florists will discover a fresh new frontier of versatile plants that inspire adventurous designs.

By Lane Greer and John M. Dole 

513 pages, softbound