Comments on: 12.12 – 6 Christmas Trees Fresh From the Farm (or China)… :)

By: yancy yves t. camba

yancy yves t. camba — Wed, 15 May 2013 01:26:01 +0000

Good day, i am a member of the Dueg Upland Farmers Marketing Cooperative at Sitio Dueg, Brgy. Maasin, San Clemente, Tarlac. Dueg is more or less 3,000 feet high and we would like to plant pine trees in our place. Please help us by referring us where we could purchase or ask for pine tree seedlings. Thank you very much. you may contact me at aryanz1003@yahoo.com.ph or 09228875166.

By: kristin

kristin — Sun, 16 Dec 2012 22:38:58 +0000

Ahh..christmas time…childhood was always remembered with pine tree as the christmas tree sending out a very nice smell all over…memories of happy christmases in the bukid (Malaybalay,Bukidnon)..Happy Holiday MM and Family and the MM virtual family!

By: tercer

tercer — Sat, 15 Dec 2012 17:01:01 +0000

A little trivial info – I always had in mind that the state that produced the most Christmas trees would be Oregon or Washington or even California, but I was recently informed that it was none of those. Believe it or not, it’s Pennsylvania.

May God Bless the Souls of those that perished in Newtown, especially the 20 little children.

Find your children and hug them and let them know how much they are loved.

By: Footloose

Footloose — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 18:28:26 +0000

The stretch between Thanksgiving and Christmas feels so awfully long specially for the young ones (or the young at heart meself included) and this is the subject of this seasonal song from “Mame.” One of my faves from Percy Faith’s LP we owned oh so long ago but this modern rendition does not lose any of the happy rush: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6OJYTv4ipM

By: Mary Lee

Mary Lee — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 15:14:43 +0000

Fresh tree trick: after cutting off an inch or two of the trunk as you’ve suggested, the first water poured into container should be the hottest you can get out of your tap. Hot water will open up the tree’s veins which likely have hardened sap and ensure that the tree will slurp up water more efficiently. If you don’t have flower preservative, a tablespoon of Clorox bleach is a good substitute. I also find that subsequent watering with warm water seems to work well.
Happy holidays!

By: Lava Bien

Lava Bien — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 16:07:48 +0000

Manhattan is the most beautiful between Thanksgiving and New Year’s imho. I used to go every year but haven’t been back for like 5 years now. Hoping to go back soon.

By: EbbaBlue

EbbaBlue — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 16:05:11 +0000

I”ve lived in North Carolina for more than 2 years and lived close to a Christmas Tree farm…gosh, they smell so fresh The owner/caretaker said that it takes 3-4 years for a good one to sell.

And whenever I see fresh Christmas trees sold at the store, it reminds me of that farm. Here in Houston though, there are nearby commercial farms that you cut the trees yourself, drag it to a road where a “hay ride tractor” picks you up, then you pay for it at the station. It is a fun thing to do with the children. The trees though are much more expensive than those sold in the market.

By: Marketman

Marketman — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 12:00:17 +0000

Joanie, that is an item on my personal bucket list… to go out and pick and saw down my own Christmas tree… say a ten footer blue spruce… though I realize the reality of schlepping it home and standing it upright in a tree stand without some of my crew is daunting, to say the least… :)

By: Joanie

Joanie — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 07:21:45 +0000

now that my little girl is 2 1/2 and (sort of) know how to listen, we finally have our Christmas tree again. we cut our own tree from Jones Family farm in CT
httpss://www.jonesfamilyfarms.com/. I just love the scent of a real tree.

By: Natie

Natie — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 03:02:59 +0000

sigh……

Wreath and centerpiece only for this year…I will enjoy reading about your Christmas trees, MM and fellow-readers!