Christmas Tree Labourer

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Clean the crops
• Clear and collect brush and debris from fields and other work areas
• Consider water saturation, light and temperature when planning for germination
• Cut horticultural crops
• Harvest seedlings
• Level earth to fine grade specifications
• Mixing fertilizer
• Remove manually all suckers and water sprouts
• Seed cutting
• Shear Christmas trees
• Tie and secure plants
• Train trees to produce more fruit of higher quality
• Weeding
• Spray or dust plants with insecticides and fungicides
• Transplant seedlings or rooted cuttings
• Apply fertilizers
• Report signs of insect or disease damage
• Dig up wrapping rootballs of trees and shrubs
• Water and tend to plants, lawns and/or gardens
• Clean work area
• Operate heavy equipment
• Cut grass

Credentials

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

• Provincial licence/certification to apply chemical fertilizers, fungicides, herbicides and pesticides

Experience and specialization

Type of product

• Coniferous trees
• Christmas trees

Equipment and machinery experience

• Christmas tree cutting machine or equipment