“It’s more special to us because we’re able to hand-pick it”. “People are thrilled with them, they love them”, she said of the colored trees.
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And they’re doing something that’s pretty unique.
Her seedlings were also hit hard.
Tree stands and lights, along with poinsettias and Christmas wreaths will be given out.
Friday morning, 192 trees were delivered from Wisconsin as part of the Trees for Troops program. “Now, there’s just 15”.
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“The little naked tree I had previous year was so weak it could hardly hold any ornaments”, said Deb. “It was an underdog tree”. The planting and growth of Christmas trees as an industry has positive effects on the environment, from improving soil stability to reducing greenhouse gases.
“To see it all come back is a really good feeling”.
Even so, Weaver, who turned 79 this year, is getting ready to retire.
It doesn’t get much more old school than the Green Park Inn, which opened in 1891 in Blowing Rock and is the last of the “Grand Manor Inns” in Western North Carolina. Besides mingling with the customers, these local troops are very helpful to the farm by helping with the customers’ trees, “tagging” the donated trees and loading them onto the FedEx trailer. Owner Glenn Church has actually added more varieties to his business in the last few years to cope with the drought. They have about 30 thousand of them growing at their 35 acre tree farm in Essex.
And while he used to load the lot up with 3,000 Christmas trees, this year he’s selling less than 700. “I’ll do it as long as I can”, said Moffatt.
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It’s a long standing tradition for many families and it’s that time of year.
When it comes to a tree out of the box or out of the ground, Forest Ontario encourages the environmentally friendly choice, pick a real one.
“They’ve done well each year we’ve sold them”, she said. After planting, the trees need to be sprayed frequently and mowed every week in warmer months.
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“Fresh cut on the bottom, two inches fresh cut just before you put it in the stand and keeping the water in the stand full, for the first three days”. Said Bob, “It is a joyful time of togetherness”.
