The Christmas Farms Story 



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It all begins with the seed. This is why over the 

 past 33 years we have selected the best fir or\ our 

 plantations and put them into our seed orchard 

 and the seed from here have been our mainstay for 

 the past 15 years. The results speak for themselves. 



Once the seeds are planted we begin a 1 2 year 

 process; 5 years in seed and transplant bed, and 7 

 years in the field, culling and selecting at each 

 step. To produce the premium Christmas tree each 

 cultural practice must be done on time. Spring sees 

 us planting, feeding, spraying, summer is the 

 season for pruning and the addition of trace 

 elements when foliar analysis indicates. All of this 

 takes a professional staff of 6 here at Christmas 

 Farms in order to maintain our high standard of 

 quality and beauty. 



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Why Should You Consider Us? 



1. Careful grading gets you the grade you need and pay 



for. We have 8 grades in all. 



2. We have had long experience in retailing and know 



what you are up against and what you need for your 

 customers. 



3. Our trees are delivered on time. 



4. We tag and grade the trees ready for cutting in July 



before shearing is done. Therefore when the shearers 

 come to a tagged tree, they just lightly touch it up. 

 This keeps the natural look, a full but nicely layered 

 tree with space for cherished ornaments. 



5. We cut as late as possible in November and store the 



trees to conserve moisture. 



6. The variety: Balsam and Fraser Fir, Blue Spruce, 



White Pine and Black Hill Spruce. All the trees are 

 grown here so the trees you inspect are the trees you 

 get. 



7. 200 acres are in production, 16,000 are harvested 



annually. 



8. Finally we are New England and Vermont Grand 



Champions and take pride in sustaining our 

 standards. 



Please Call or FAX Bryan or Kevin 



for more information 



or even better 



to schedule a visit. 



Christmas Farms 



RRl, BOX 1480 



EAST Hardwick, Vermont 05836-9503 



Phone (802) 533-2930 



Fax (802) 533-9269 



