Shade – The Slow Silent Destroyer
The upside of removing shade conditions is that most balsam fir will improve within two seasons, though response time will vary with different management techniques.
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Growing Insights
‘Bee’ the Change Your Customers Want to See
Christmas tree growers can benefit from having land set aside for pollinators. It makes for great advertising with consumers wanting an environmentally friendly choice, but more importantly, the flowering plants that provide habitat for pollinators also support natural predators of common Christmas tree pests.
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Easy Ways to Make Your Christmas Tree Harvesting More Efficient
While the harvest is fresh in your mind, here are some considerations to have a more efficient harvest next year.
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Encouraging Biodiversity in the Christmas Tree Lot
When establishing a new tree lot, selectively leaving hardwoods that offer habitat will drastically improve the biodiversity of the tree lot. Other ecosystem features that may be present in a Christmas tree lot and should be protected include caves, dens, valleys, wetlands, open areas, and wintering sites, ponds, springs, and floodplains. Topographic features provide specialty habitats for wildlife and foster lot resiliency.
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Simple Steps for Establishing Christmas Tree Seedlings in Forage Fields
A typical site assessment will include, at a minimum, soil sampling, and testing, scouting for weeds, observing the site for environmental value, and identifying the existing plant species. Ideally, the site should also be surveyed to ensure that the lot will be square, or at least have square blocks.
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Preparing your Balsam Fir Brush for Market
Boughs or “brush” can be used for a variety of festive holiday decorations, or sell it to your customers and allow them to create their own holiday masterpieces.
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Planting Balsam Seedlings
What can we do to boost seedling root growth and over all health of the seedling to support it for its most critical first year in the field? In researching this request we had to talk with nursery specialists though out the province.
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Insect Pests – A Guide for Identifying Unwelcome Visitors
Many species of insect pests over-winter in Christmas tree lots and emerge in the spring and early summer hungry for new growth and fresh foliage. Make sure that you know they’re there before they become a problem.
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Are Drones and Tree Care Right For Your Operation?
The moment you see your first live video feed from a drone, you will begin to imagine how it can be used in your operation.
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Nutrient Management Concepts for Spring Fertilizer Planning
Soil sampling is one of the best investments you can make on your farm and is the only way to gain an in-depth understanding of nutrient cycling in your lot. Soil sampling will help you make informed decisions about what the best fertilizers are for your lot, when and where you should be applying them, and at what rates.
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