Christmas Tree Production
INFORMATION FOR GROWERS
Fertility and Site Selection
- Selecting Sites for Fraser Fir Production
- North Carolina Christmas Tree Fertilizer and Lime Calculator
- Soil and Plant Analysis for Christmas Trees AGW-439-46
- Soil pH Management for Fraser Fir Christmas Tree Production AGW-439-52
- Soil Testing and Interpretation of Results for Christmas Tree Plantations: CTN 025
Road Construction
- NRCS Conservation Practice Standard: Access Road – Code 560
- The Layman’s Guide to Private Access Road Construction in the Southern Appalachian Mountains – NCDFR
- Christmas Tree Production Best Management Practices to Protect Water Quality and the Environment – AG-566-13
Shearing Christmas Trees
Disease Management
- Management of Phytophthora Root Rot in Fraser Fir Christmas Trees: CTN 022
- Needle Cast Diseases in Christmas Trees: CTN 033
Deer Control
Genetics and Propagation
Harvest
Post-Harvest
- Hinesley, L. E. and G. A. Chastagner. 2016. Christmas tree keepability. p. 650-658. In: Gross, Kenneth C., Chien Yi Wang, and Mikal Saltveit (eds.). The Commercial Storage of Fruits, Vegetables, and Florist and Nursery Crops. Agriculture Handbook 66, revised. USDA, Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville Area.
- Retail Tree Care: Simple Steps to Keeping Christmas Trees Fresh
- Post-Harvest Pests on Christmas Trees: Control on the Retail Lot
Getting Started for New Growers
- Growing Christmas Trees in North Carolina – includes marketing and economics information
- Christmas Tree Associations
- Christmas Tree Species for North Carolina: CTN 030
- Leyland Cypress: CTN 021
Additional Resources
- Christmas Tree Research at North Carolina State University — Listing of more than 200 research publications and articles developed by NCSU personnel in both research and extension
- Christmas Tree Contacts — how to get in touch with people at NCSU, N.C. Cooperative Extension, NC Department of Agriculture & Consumer Sciences, and the NC Forest Service involved with Christmas trees at both the state and county level
- History of the Christmas Tree Industry in North Carolina