lights and ornaments.

‘Times: have. changed - since the.

1950s;, when: most ..Christmas . trees
harvested“ in: Canada™ came: “trom
forests. Today, 98% of: Canadian
Christmas trees come from tree farm

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ultural ‘crop.’ Since .a ‘Christmas tree
Aocal’ greenhouses” where’ sceds“are™™

‘takes: séven to 10 years to. grow’ t

ty, the. Christmas tree farmer. is
growing a product not only for this

arvest, but. for fur: ec: harve

hristmias tree farms, found on tra

nal” agriculcural ‘land, : on _fertil
lopes. and even under power
are havens for a variety of birds
and other animals including sparrows,
ickadecs, foxes; mice and squirrels.
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: trees produce oxygen and rid the air of |

carbon dioxide created by. the use of,

‘fossil .. fuels. In fact, <a’ ‘one-hectar
Christmas tree farm can remove up to

31,200. kilograms ‘of airborne: pollu
tants each’ year:

‘From seed to harvest i

“Most. Christmas, trees begin hi

planted and grown: into-one-year-old
seedlings... The seedlings are. the:
lanted in Christmias tree farm field

Trees*on the. farm*are. cared for:

ear--round. ‘They are sheared annual-
ly to enccurage the full bushy appear- -

-ance consumers look for in Christmas

ees: Some growers spread the ‘mulch
or compost from ‘recycled; Christmas.

: trees around the growing ‘trees‘ asa:
natural soil enhancement. - ves

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“At harvest time, growers select 2 and
tag the finished trees. The tagged trees

are. cut, bundled ‘and transported .to

etail lors. An increasing number ‘of
‘owers .also_host “choose and
”: programs..so. that people: can -
ome and” cut-‘their’ own’: family
Christmas ‘ trees. Som Pcor ole “will
chodse.to_ bring home. live Christmas
fadvice frem the tree seller
is followed - carefully, can’ be: plante
outside after the ‘holiday season."
British: Columbia’ produces -about

-900,000 Christnias trees cach year.

From, Harvest to celebration .

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