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Retail Value of Christmas Trees Set $50 Million for This Year
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OOtffyOO ChrOtmas trees with an
estimated retail value of S50 ;
000, "00, will be displayed in !
merfcan horries t,ia year, ac- j
cordinz to the"teparmar.t fl Ag-!
culture. I
Moe.o toese a?e produced fti
!ate along ne Canadian bor
cer Montana, one of the leading
c? pro3uce?s, harvests about 3.000.
OQl trees annually under nortnal
cgnditio5.
"-o Nearly one-third of the Christ
. maS tree harvest an estimated
12,400,000 comes from Canada,
the only significant outside
source. In past years small num
bers have been brought in from
Newfoundland, Labrador and the
Dominican Republic.
A Dozen Companies
Most of the U.S. production,
estimated at 25,400.000 comes
from private land. The remain
der is cut from federal, state and
county property.
While the bulk of the nation's
Christmas trees grow in a nat
ural tate, about 3,300,000 are
cultivated on plantations. About
I 225.000 acres, mostly in Penn-
sylvania and New York, are
now devoted to Christmas tree
1 planting.
i A Knnt 9 rin7fn rnmnanie are
responsible for production .and
distribution of Christmas trees.
Their representatives contract
with woodland owners for tree
delivery at roadside or railroad
: siding.
After shipment to urban areas,
; the trees are forwarded by
; wholesalers to the various retail
outlets, an enterprise similar to
that for distribution of other
semi-perishable commodities.
The Desirable Ones
The department, which says
"there is no best all-around
Christmas tree species," lists the
following characteristics as the
most desirable:
1. Retention of needles from
time of cutting through Christ
mas holiday.
2. Full, symmetrical shape.
3. Limb strength adequate to
support ornaments and lights.
4. Sufficient non-prickly foli
age of a healthy green odor.
5. Fragrant odor.
6. Springy branches that can
be tied for shipment without
breaking and regain their shape
when released.
While no one tree is "best"
there are several species which
conform closely to these desir-
! able characteristics.
Douglas Fir
The balsam fir, once the most
commonly used tree but now be-
! coming scarce in easily acces
sible areas, is seen in central and
eastern markets. Its short, flat,
dark green needles are attached
to opposite sides of the tree
limbs in a feather-like arrange
ment. The Douglas fir is now the
number one commercial tree.
This tree, marketed nationally,
is common in the West. Its blue
green or dark yellow-green nee
dles, soft and pliable, are at
tached all the way around the
limb, giving it a bushier, fuller
appearance.
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Thuriday, December 13.
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The black spruce, grown in the
swampy areas of northefti Min
nesota is a small, thickly needled
tree usualy selected for color
ing. Most of the colored trec$
seen on the market are f this
variety.
There are a dozen other species
In Christmas tree production,
some of which have one or more
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sft-ucjj Plajgemars. pinftng him
against the stalled car and
breaking hisleg. By giat time,
accumulated damages to all
while m- fnrovamr,!,. n,J. three vehicles amounted to
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Holding its needles well, gives
off a disagreeable odor. And all
of the five species of southern
pine loblolly, longleaf, slash.
S1.450.
pitch and shortleaf &ve prick
ly cones.
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