The tree is just off the sidewalk on the northern part of the square. If they are brittle and snap easily, the tree is too dry. When the wedding was over, I looked at it.
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“That’s a pretty nice thing to do, to be able to drive by and see something you’ve done”, he said.
This means choosing the area for your tree well before leaving on your Christmas tree jaunt. Even if fire retardant, keep away from furnace vents, space heaters, candles, etc.
Trees freshly cut from choose and cut farms will typically last longer, he says. “We provide the saws, we provide string, we shake the trees for them before we load them, and then we load the trees for them”. The standard size ceiling is 8 feet.
Peacock Road has almost 3,000 trees for sale this season, ranging from firs to spruces, with prices set at $10 for each foot the tree is high.
“Once a tree is established, it puts its roots down”, Shrader said.
But at one tree farm, the endless rows of green needles are interrupted by flashes of pink, blue, red and white. The branches grow out instead of up, therefore, they can’t handle the weight of heavier ornaments. A precut tree may use up to one gallon of water during this time period as it rehydrates. “There are assistants that will be available to help cut down and load the trees”.
Whatever the weather, most South Jersey tree farms are now open for tagging and cutting through Christmas, but days and hours vary.
If you have cut it yourself and are bringing it straight home, the cut is probably fine. “Take about an inch, inch and a half off the bottom”. The rest will be lost to weather, insects, fungal diseases “and the fact that genetically not every tree will grow up to be a attractive Christmas tree”, he said. “(But) We don’t have much to worry about”. Wholesale growers are normally large efficiently run operations capable of selling thousands of trees.
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“I thought about it a couple of days, walked out on my porch, and said, ‘Right there is the flawless tree'”.
“I open the weekend before Thanksgiving, and I’ll be sold out before Thanksgiving weekend is over”, Yunghans predicted. “It’s a very fast and compact season, and you have to get going quickly”. Nearly everyone has a different answer. “We have s’mores and everything for a picnic to enjoy on the farm”, Weaver said. Davis isn’t sure how old it is – it was present when he bought his house four years ago – but imagines it had likely been there about 17 years.
“I used to ride motorcycles”, Carpenter said.
After taking the tree home, Cregg advises cuttting another inch off the base so it can get the most water from the stand.
“All people have to do is bring their wallet and their person and their eye for a good tree”, Dunn said.
“What they found was that plain water wins the best of everything”, she said.
Freshness and supporting local businesses also is a draw for customers said Ard.
Balsam firs have become The Christmas Farm’s biggest seller. Measure the ceiling height in the room where the tree will be displayed.
Fodor says the numbers are beginning to rebound, and he’s getting a lot of first time buyers each year. If none of the trees on the lot look fresh, go to another lot.
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For more information, contact Dave Shiley at 217-543-3755. Fresh pine, pinecones and red ribbon make for the most seasonal decoration.
