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advice on starting a boxwood farm/growing japanese maple's large

9 years ago

I just graduated college (buisness) last year and have been in the landscaping industry for about 4 years. I have a family farm in Piedmont north carolina in between Charlotte and Raleigh, 100 acres of farmland and 100 or so mainly wooded. Long story short I met a boxwood specialist recently who is semi retired and interested in selling. Could buying a large quantity and then starting to propagate those be feasible/profitable long term. Also have been looking into growing japanese maples i realize the time commitment and expertise needed but any advice or thoughts would be appreciated.

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gardenper
9 years ago
Well you could do all that but unless you know of a boxwood demand that you can fill, you probably could also grow a variety of other plants also, not just boxwood and japanese maple.
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