Corner Crest Natural Farm: Opening for the 2011 Christmas Tree Season!

Sunday, November 20, 2011

Opening for the 2011 Christmas Tree Season!

We are open for the 2011 Christmas Tree season! Our trees enjoyed the long, cool, wet spring and we have lots of beautiful nobles on the hillside that have reached a great size for harvesting. We also have lots of extra tall trees too if you have a high ceiling and want to make the most of it. As always, the trees on our farm are are unsprayed and unshaped for a naturally healthy and beautiful Christmas tree.

Craig has continued to work on the trails over the year, but don't forget your boots because the grounds are still raw in many places. Don't forget your camera too, because the view is beautiful.

We have been doing some reading on the benefits of live, locally grown Christmas trees and are happy to know that each tree absorbs more than 1 ton of CO2 in its lifetime and each acre provides the daily oxygen requirements of 18 people. Our farming practices are earth-friendly because we do not use chemicals, and buying live trees also keeps PVC out of landfills.

Overall, we are very happy to offer an environmentally friendly, renewable resource to enjoy for the holidays. Last year for every tree we sold, Craig planted at least 5 seedlings to sustain our crop for future years.

We are excited for our fourth Christmas season at our farm. It seems that we look forward to it more each year, especially as we get to know the folks who come back from years past. We feel lucky to share this mix of nature and holiday spirit with so many people. Hope to see you soon!

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Rustic U-Cut Basics

Our trees are unsprayed and unshaped so there is a lot of variety from which to choose, but you will not find a full, symmetrical, cone shaped tree like at most tree farms. Saws and twine are provided, along with cocoa, candy canes, and a helping hand if desired.

Don't forget your boots. Your feet and ankles will thank you as much of the hillside is still raw with mud, tall grasses, gopher holes, and blackberry brambles here and there. Gloves are also recommended to protect your hands while you saw and carry the tree. And bring your camera.

Friendly dogs are welcome, but please keep them on leash. Our chickens really appreciate this.

About Our Farm

Corner Crest Natural Farm is a small, family run business that offers naturally grown, unsprayed noble firs for sale during the Christmas season. Our U-Cut experience has a rustic feel... bring your boots and walk along the rolling hillside, enjoy the beautiful view, and choose then cut the tree that you like.

This farm has been in operation for about 30 years, but it became ours relatively recently in fall of 2008. We are learning all the time as we care for the land, reclaim it from the blackberries, and plant lots of seedlings.

Most people prefer the full, groomed, cone shape most other farms offer, but our customers like the sparse, layered look of the natural noble with its character and charm. We are not certified organic, but we allow our trees to grow as nature intended, untrimmed and without sprays. As such, there is a little Charlie Brown in a lot of our trees. You will also notice that the natural growth leaves the branches with a bit more space between them to highlight your ornament collection.

Our nobles are healthy and beautiful. We think they are perfect for a traditional Christmas. We hope you think so too and we look forward to your visit!

More details...

It has been increasingly difficult to grow nobles in the last few years as the summers have been so much hotter and dryer. The trees grow more slowly, have more brown needles, and a much higher rate of seedling loss. We are trying to find other species that might fare better with the changing climate.

Meanwhile, our small nobles are also very important to us because they become future years' big trees. We are working to increase our crop size by planting seedlings, but it takes at least 10 years in the ground for a baby tree to reach about 6 feet. We try to keep our young trees growing, but if a tabletop noble catches your eye, please come ask about pricing.