30 December 2024
Did you purchase a reside Christmas tree this yr? When you reside in Pennsylvania, chances are high good that it grew at a neighborhood tree farm. PA ranks 4th among the many high Christmas tree producing states.
How lengthy did it take to grow to be a Christmas tree? In line with the Nationwide Christmas Tree Affiliation, “it might probably take as many as 15 years to develop a Christmas tree of typical peak (6 – 7 toes) or as little as 4 years, however the common rising time is 7 years.”
From seed to sapling right here’s what it may need seemed like throughout its first two years.
The time lapse reveals a stone pine (Pinus pinea) which is unlikely to grow to be a Christmas tree. Native to the Mediterranean, they’ve been planted world wide.
I in all probability noticed them in Spain with out realizing their significance. I think about they’re the bushes within the background of my picture of the “Shade Horse” at Parque Pure de Los Alcornocales, Spain final September.
