Our Trees
HOW LONG DOES A CHRISTMAS TREE TAKE TO GROW?
Usually, a sapling takes two years to establish, and then will grow one foot every year – meaning a six foot Norway Spruce takes around eight years to mature! The non-drop varieties take even longer, usually another three years to reach the same height!
Norway Spruce
(Pinaceae Picea Abies)
The Norway Spruce is a traditional variety to many British homes. This tree doesn’t retain its needles as well as some of the other varieties, but this is made up for by its fantastic conical shape and it's dark, shiny needles. Displaying it's iconic traditional Christmas tree fragrance, this tree is a firm favourite for many.
Nordmann Fir
(Pinaceae Abies Nordmanniana)
The Nordmann Fir has much softer green needles that are slightly wider than the Norway Spruce. The tree shows excellent needle retention giving much less mess indoors, in addition to displaying a wonderful symmetrical shape - A great tree to make your Christmas special.
Fraser Fir
(Pinaceae Abies Fraseri)
The Fraser Fir has flat, dark green needles with a wonderful silver tint on the bottom, making it a beautiful, exotic tree. The Frasir Fir has a good shape, with branches that typically point upwards; the tree also gives off a pleasant Christmas tree aroma and has good needle retention.
A YEAR ON A CHRISTMAS TREE FARM:
January
Plant saplings and remove overcrowded trees, site maintenance.
January/February
Shear trees to trim sides and encourage them to grow in the right shape.
March
Check soil nutrients and provide fertiliser to get trees growing, chop off leaders to make trees bushier, strim grass to control weeds and let in Shropshire sheep to graze for further weed control- they are tree friendly!
April/August
Watch the trees grow, monitor greenfly and pests.
August/October
Mark trees for forthcoming Christmas. Orders start coming in.
Mid-October
Big trees are felled for the village/town centre display (60 of them 14-24’ tall).
Mid-November
Preparing retail area for public.
Late-November - Christmas time
We’re now open for retail sales of trees to the public.
Christmas Day - Feet up and enjoy!