TOTAL AND PER ACRE FIXED COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH OPERATING SELECTED NURSERY PRODUCTION SYSTEMS FOR CRAPEMYRTLE AND LEYLAND CYPRESS, CLIMATE ZONES 8 AND 9, 2000
Production Systema Crape MyrtleLeyland Cypress
Above-Ground Container Production
Total Fixed Costs$138,000$138,700
Fixed Costs per Acre$9,200$9,245
In-Field Production
Total Fixed Costs$145,540$146,280
Fixed Costs per Acre$2,080$2,090
Pot-in-Pot Production
Total Fixed Costs$145,360$146,110
Fixed Costs per Acre$9,960$9,740
a The above-ground container and the pot-in-pot nurseries are represented by 15 acres of land with 10 acres used for production. The in-field nursery had 70 acres with 69 acres used for production.