Fraser Christmas Tree Care

Growing and harvesting this species for christmas trees and boughs is a multimillion dollar business in the southern appalachians.

Fraser christmas tree care.

A tree may take. Read on for tips on fraser fir tree care. Printer friendly version follow these tips to keep your tree fresh fragrant and safe make a fresh cut. About the fraser fir abies fraseri pursh poir.

After we cut the trees we take steps to ensure that they remain fresh during the period in which they need to be transported etc. Abies fraseri occupies a very restricted native range in higher locations in the southern appalachian mountains acid rain and the woolly adelgid are taking a direct and high toll on naturally occurring stands of fraser fir. They are grown commercially for sale as christmas trees and they are unrivaled for holiday use because of their fresh fragrance and symmetrical shape. Find out how to care for a potted christmas tree or live real christmas trees in pots with key advice to make it last during christmas beyond in your garden.

Displaying trees in water in a traditional reservoir type stand is the most effective way of maintaining their freshness and minimizing needle loss problems. It requires from seven to ten years in the field to produce a 6 7 feet 1 8 2 1 m high tree. Some scientists even suggest that because of the many similarities the two species were once a single species which has since evolved into the present. Buyers often report that our trees are some of the freshest that.

They also have the. For these reasons it is endangered in its native habitat. We take special care when growing our lovely fraser fir christmas trees at our nc christmas tree farms which are located in western north carolina. With proper care you can maintain the quality of your tree.

Fraser tree care is complete and total tree service operating in hamilton stoney creek grimsby and burlington area. Tree trimming tree removal stump grinding and emergency. Use a stand that will hold a gallon of water or more. In many respects fraser fir and balsam fir are quite similar although the geographic ranges of the two species do not overlap.

Straight across the base of the tree cut off approximately one half inch before placing the tree in a stand. When a christmas tree is cut more than half its weight is water. North carolina produces the majority of fraser fir christmas trees. Fraser firs abies fraseri are native to the higher elevations of the southern appalachian mountains.

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