Corner Crest Natural Farm: Piper's Puppies!

Wednesday, April 28, 2021

Piper's Puppies!

We are so excited to welcome Piper's puppies to the world. This plan took a couple decades to make happen but we are finally in the right place at the right time with the right dog.

Piper, now 3.5, has grown up to be a truly outstanding dog. She gets along with everyone, be them adult, child, dog, cat, alpaca, or chicken. She is calm, friendly, and gentle, with a natural gift for putting people and animals at ease. She is also a classically beautiful and healthy English Lab, reflecting her own high quality breeding which includes a number of show champions in her pedigree. And very importantly, she has passed all of her health clearances and genetic screenings.

We are thrilled to announce that Piper gave birth to 9 healthy puppies on April 26, and mama and babies are all doing fantastic. All the pups are black, which was a fun surprise since both Piper and the sire, Hardy, carry yellow. There are 4 girls and 5 boys and they all were nicely sized at a pound, plus or minus 2 ounces. Piper is an amazing mama so far and whelping super star. We are all pretty exhausted but very happy.

For more information on Piper's puppies and a lots and lots of cute pictures, check out our public Facebook Page (no Facebook account is needed to view it):

https://www.facebook.com/CornerCrestLabs

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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.