Christmas tree farming as much hobby and business

Teresa Perales said she does like the smell of a real tree but hasn’t bought one since her kids were little, maybe 10 years ago.

Your beautifully brightly decorated Christmas tree can also be a deadly fire hazard, Christmas tree fires are infrequent, but when they do occur, they are serious, according to the National Fire Protection Association. Christmas trees also help the environment by taking in carbon dioxide and sending out fresh oxygen, and farms help provide habitat for wildlife while stabilizing the soil. Test your light cords and connections before hanging them on the tree to make sure they’re in good working order.

Because of this, it isn’t an endeavor you see younger farmers and entrepreneurs embarking on, which could be a problem down the line for Christmas tree supplies.

People buy the colored trees for many reasons, Donelson says some are huge Viking’s fans and want a purple one, others have more personal reasons. During the interval between being cut down and sold, trees’ vascular systems can clog and prevent the tree from getting the water it needs to survive the season.

Utzig said buying his trees involves more than “just going through a lot and picking a tree and going home”. Nothing that I know of works better as a fish attractor in hot weather than Christmas trees submerged the previous winter. There are about one million acres of Christmas tree farms in the USA and each provides the daily oxygen requirements of around 18 people.

Donelson says pine trees will start to yellow if they aren’t sprayed green.

Gray Anderson is the owner of Grant Christmas Tree Farm in Grant. In fact, if you do have a natural tree this year, check with the KY Department of Fish and Wildlife and they will take it off your hands so it can be placed in a public lake to serve that very goal. There are things you need to be mindful of. Around that time, as people began to worry about the effects of mass tree deforestation, reusable feather trees were created, paving the way for the modern artificial Christmas tree. On Sunday, she was at the Palm Springs Lowe’s to find a tree for her parents.

Rob Johns says much of his research is used to inform tree growers of what insects or diseases could be lurking. “There is no bad Christmas tree”. That is an average of 56 million trees planted every year. Trees also need to be sheared for several years to get that ideal Christmas tree form.

“We actually sold out quicker this year than we ever have”, said Michelle Price, owner of Tangled Tinsel Christmas Tree Farm between Alton and Fosterburg. Homeowners should check the water level two hours after setting up the tree. Christmas is a time for connecting with family and friends and celebrating life.