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Our Christmas Trees |
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We have White Pine, Fraser/Concolor Fir, and Blue/White Spruce. All are available up to 7 ˝ feet with a few to 8 ft. We were successful with the trees from our NY farm last year. This year the White/Blue Spruce will run 8-10 ft. They will be delivered and set up by Saturday December 5th. The "half price trees" - are half priced and between 3 and 6 ft. All trees can be wrapped in netting for easy handling. Ask for our complimentary Christmas Tree disposal bag. Prices Fir and Spruce ............ $50 White Pine ................... $45 Half Price Trees ........ $25 Pre-cut NY Trees ........ $5 a foot Helpers will cut your tree or you can cut your own. |
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Opening
Saturday November 28 2009 Weekdays 1 PM to 4:30 PM Sales end December 23, 2009 |
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| Fraser Fir is a North Carolina Balsam. It has emerald green needles that are silvery, white on the bottom side and is our most popular tree. It is long lasting with good needle retention. On our site, it has been resistant to insects and disease until the last several years. But now I have to find an effective method of controlling EHS (elongated hemlock scale). | Concolor Fir is another import this time from the southwest. It has a longer blue-green needle. Again it is long lasting with excellent needle retention. It has a distinctive citrus-like aroma. My own observation is there is as much variation in fragrance between trees of the same species as there is between species themselves. Crunch a needle to be sure you are getting a fragrant one. We have had problems with fir-fern rust, but I think we can win this one. |
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| White Pine is native and, as such, very hardy. We have excellent success with our White Pine winning repeatedly at the Bethlehem Fair and in 2000 were New England Champs at the Big E. White Pine has long, soft, blue-green needles. It looks beautiful with small lights and light weight ornaments. Needle retention is excellent. Carole says “keep it up ‘til Easter”. | Blue Spruce is another import from the west. The needles vary from dark green to a distinctive blue. While the needles are very sharp (best to decorate it with gloves), the branches are sturdy and it is the best for holding heavy ornaments. It is the heaviest of the trees we grow. Needle retention is moderate. |
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| What we no longer grow and what is coming. White Spruce was dropped due to needle retention. There are some left. Scotch Pine was dropped because of disease. Douglas Fir is no longer grown due to a fungus – Rhabdocline. Balsam Fir breaks bud early and does poorly in our frost pocket. Canaan Fir (another southern Balsam) doesn’t offer anything that the Fraser doesn’t already give us. We are replacing Blue Spruce with Meyer Spruce (from China) for better disease resistance. If you come back in 10 years, you can see what they look like. | |
551 South Plains Road 
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