Christmas Tree Farms

Christmas is a special festival for each and every person. Christmas tree, decoration, parties, music and carols are the things that are associated with the festive fervor of Christmas. People can buy a Christmas tree of different types available in various sizes, shapes and colors. Christmas trees are available both in real and artificial styles. One can buy a Christmas tree from websites, shops and shopping malls. As per the customer's requirement, the trees are delivered at home. There are some people who like to go to actual Christmas tree farm and get a Christmas tree for the festival.

Christmas tree farming is a big occupation in many parts of the country. This occupation involves growing trees like fir, pine and spruce as Christmas trees for the festival of Christmas. The Christmas tree farming started in 1901. Till then Christmas tree were cut from forest that led to deforestation. After 1940s, common man started getting Christmas trees from farmers. The farmers also started owning Christmas tree shops that sold good quality trees of various types. The customers benefited out of this as they got fresh, real Christmas tree at an affordable price. The customers even got an opportunity to visit the farm and choose a tree that is suitable for their families.

The Christmas tree farming is a fast growing occupation and is becoming popular because of reasons like it helps the local people to get employment; the trees inhale carbon dioxide and give out huge quantity of oxygen, maintains the soil quality, protects the water table and provides habilitation for animals. With the latest technology in agriculture, farmers are getting better yield due to improved seed quality, fertilizers and pesticides. To get the maximum yield, a farmer should plant these trees on gentle rolling or flat land that does not have debris. The farms look evergreen and have scenic beauty that captures human eye. A green belt is created, which is need of hour.

Earlier, these plantations were on low quality agricultural lands. But today, we see a lot of farms go for land that is suitable for agriculture and that has high quality. Extreme cold and hot climate has effects on the growth of these trees. If it snows early, then the farmers face problems while harvesting. The pine trees require sandy land while fir and spruce trees grow well in fine-texture clay type soil. The harvesting of the Christmas tree is done in various manners. There are farmers, who allow the customers to visit their farms and choose a tree and cut it for them. There are some farmers who sell their trees to wholesalers. They cut the trees, move them and load them on transport vehicles and sent them to wholesalers. All these activities are done in the month of November.

The government is encouraging the farmers as the trees are environment friendly. The farmers get good money from the yield and they do a good job for the ecology and environment. As the trees are biodegradable they do not become a waste after the festival like artificial trees.