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North Carolina Fraser Fir Production Schedule

Note: This calendar is meant as a guide to help you plan your production and marketing practices. Times for scouting, pesticide applications, shearing and planting will vary depending on the season and your location. Not every grower will need to do all of these production and marketing practices. A lot depends on the size of your trees and your choice of ground cover and fertility management.

January - March

April - June

July - September

October - December

Prepared by Jill Sidebottom and Jeff Owen
Area Christmas Tree Specialists
NCSU College of Natural Resources
NC Cooperative Extension Service

Mountain Horticultural Crops Research & Extension Center
455 Research Drive
Mills River, NC 28759
Phone: 828.684.3562 ~ Fax: 828.684.8715
Email: jill_sidebottom@ncsu.edu
Email: jeff_owen@ncsu.edu

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http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/Christmastrees/

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Updated November 13, 2008