About Fraser Firs
The Fraser Fir Christmas Tree has 3/4" long needles with silverish, green topside with a silver bottom. It is the most popular of all live Christmas Trees. Perfect for the Holidays, this Fraser Fir will be around for quite a while without letting go of it's needles. Also, the fragrance of these trees is astounding - there's no better way to announce the Holidays! Perfect for everyone! The Fraser Fir holds its needles the longest of all Christmas trees and is soft, not prickly.
Fraser Fir grows naturally in fertile soils at elevations of 4,500 feet and above. Fraser Fir will not likely survive more than a few years if planted at lower elevations. Heavy, clay soils also lead to difficulties in establishing Fraser fir. Growers typically plant a 4-5 year old seedling in the field 5 feet apart in rows that are also five feet apart yielding approx. 1800 trees per acre.
Fraser Fir Christmas Trees require a lot of work, mostly hand labor to plant and to fertilize, inspect and groom each tree annually. The grower must also keep the trees weed free and pest free, which is a constant summertime effort. It takes about seven years to grow a 6-foot tree. A lot of consumers think that the growers just plant the tree and sit back a wait for harvest - this could not be farther from the fact. The grower also has to cut and bail the tree for shipping to you making sure that the tree is protected from the weather to assure a perfectly fresh tree delivered to you. North Carolina grower's take a great deal of pride in producing what has been called the "Cadillac of Chrimas Trees" in the World -- the Fraser Fir.
for More Information go to: Agricultural Extension Service