Galehouse said the growers transport the trees to central locations around OH for mass transport or drive them out to Reynoldsburg themselves.
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Heft, part owner of Big Lake Trees, pointed to holes in the field where dying seedlings had been uprooted and thrown into a burn pile. “A lot of people like it”. NY has the fourth highest number of tree farms in the country, and the crop brings in an estimated $8 million annually, with a total economic impact of around $15 million per year. He said some of his research plots have seen 15 percent losses.
“U.S. Forest Service officials in Vermont are encouraging the public to purchase Christmas tree removal permits should they be interested in a five-dollar tree for the holidays”, a Forest Service press release states.
‘Tis the season to be jolly, unless you suffer from allergies caused by the different moulds found in Christmas trees.
One acre of real Christmas trees consumes about 500 pounds of carbon dioxide each year and produces about 1,000 pounds of oxygen. Those trees don’t drop their needles, Rennick said.
“I encourage people to be aware, but not be afraid and to feel secure”, Bratton said. He says the key to make a tree last until New Year’s is to keep it hydrated.
The first day of December can be a busy one for Christmas tree farmers – many of whom come from out of state. The trees thrive in cooler climates.
Maplewood Farm, Miller Tree Farm, the Herzig Family Tree Farm and the Dumas Christmas Tree Farm all opened on the Friday after Thanksgiving.
The debate over whether to buy a real or fake Christmas tree rages around this time every year, but at a lot in Durango, buying a real Christmas tree will save the forest. “But that little rain we had two or three days before helped”, Whitney said.
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey again encouraged Iowans to consider choosing a fresh, Iowa grown Christmas tree to decorate their home this holiday season.
“The only problems we had were a couple of deer”, he said.
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Below are some figures from a consumer tracking poll commissioned by the National Christmas Tree Association.
