Production and Harvesting
Production and Harvesting
Information on production and harvesting of Christmas trees, including selection and care of fresh-cut Christmas trees, tree production and salt spray damage. Tips on evergreen shrubs and trees for Pennsylvania.
Conferences This meeting is a hands-on, in field demonstration of the proper techniques for shearing Christmas trees. More
Articles Ask any gathering of conifer enthusiasts to list their favorite spruce and chances are good that Serbian spruce will take first or second billing, along with Picea orientalis (Oriental spruce). More
Articles Salt Spray Damage and Evergreen Plants
Tom Butzler
Evergreens provide year long interest in the landscape and are normally pretty hardy during the winter months. More
Articles You Can Have Your Pine and Eat It, Too - Eventually
Sandy Feather
Needled evergreens have been described as the “backbones of the landscape.” More
Articles Caring for Your Fresh Cut Christmas Tree
Vincent Cotrone
When it is time to decorate our homes for Christmas, what better way to do that than to purchase a locally grown, fresh cut Christmas tree. More
Articles Christmas Trees
Rick Bates, Ph.D.
Christmas trees may be grown in many areas of Pennsylvania however; you will need to absorb the input costs before seeing a return on your investment. More
Articles Christmas Tree Production
Lynn Kime
Carefully plan for the establishment and marketing of your potential Christmas tree crop. More
Articles Selection and Care of Cut Christmas Trees
Sandy Feather
Despite the popularity and life-like appearance of modern artificial trees, nothing says Christmas like the fragrance a cut, live Christmas tree brings to your home. More
Articles Evergreen Shrubs and Trees for Pennsylvania
Rick Bates, Ph.D., J. Robert Nuss
This article explains hardiness and site requirements, landscape use, and characteristics of selected evergreen plants. More