Christmas Tree Ecology
It takes 6 to 13 years to grow our beautiful, fragrant Christmas trees that so aptly symbolise the festive spirit. Originally, the family Christmas tree came from the forest. Nowadays, most Christmas trees, including our own, are grown on plantations, tendered to and then harvested like any other sustainable crop. Growing Christmas trees takes years of investment, starting with a 1 to 3 year seedling.
After this initial timeframe we take the seedlings from the nursery beds for replanting. Many are transplanted in to another bed for a further 1 or 2 years before going in to the field. It takes constant skilled care over several years to produce a quality Christmas tree - and we have that skill!
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Each year the young Christmas trees are shaped, pruned and fertilised. By holding back rapid upward growth we can encourage the Christmas tree to branch more quickly and gradually achieve the full bushy appearance people prefer in their Christmas tree. This takes a great deal of expertise and practice. If too much is taken back the whole shape of the Christmas tree is ruined.
Christmas trees also make a major contribution to our environment. The growing trees take carbon dioxide and convert it into oxygen. One acre of Christmas trees will produce the daily oxygen requirement for 18 people.
Christmas tree production is consistent with good forest, soil and water conservation, whether the Christmas trees are grown on natural forest land or in established plantations. Christmas tree production is also perfectly suited to forest soils unfit for any other purpose.
The Christmas trees that we harvest are replaced on about a 2 to 1 ratio. Our plantations, and many like ours create scenic green belts, abate land erosion, protected water supplies and supported wildlife. Real Christmas trees are biodegradable unlike plastic ones. They make excellent barriers at beaches and at rivers, create refuges for fish and other animals.
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Many Local Authorities have recycling points where you can take your Christmas tree after the festive period is over. They then mulch them and use them in the local parks and gardens.
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