Christmas Tree Production
in the Piedmont and Coastal Plain
of North Carolina

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Production

General Information

• Growing Christmas Trees in North Carolina – includes marketing and economics information – PDF
• Crop Profile for Christmas Trees In North Carolina Piedmont & Coastal Plain PDF (This document is being updated.)
• Considerations for Starting a Choose and Cut Christmas Tree Farm

Genetics and Propagation

• Christmas Tree Genetics Program
• Genetic Improvement of Christmas Trees PDF
• Genetic Improvement of Virginia Pine PDF
• Rooting Virginia Pine PDF
• Clonal Christmas Trees PDF

Christmas Tree Species

• Christmas Tree Species for Eastern North Carolina – Eastern NC Christmas Tree Association
• Leyland Cypress CTN 021
• Tree Seedling Sales – NC Department of Forest Resources

Fertility

• North Carolina Christmas Tree Fertilizer and Lime Calculator
• Soil and Plant Analysis for Christmas Trees AGW-439-46
• Soil Testing and Interpretation of Results for Christmas Tree Plantations CTN 025

Shearing Christmas Trees

• Shaping Virginia Pine Christmas Trees CTN 014B

Pest Management

General Information

• Using Agricultural Pesticides Safely – Christmas Trees – English PDF / Spanish PDF – CropLife Foundation & NCCTA
• Planning Emergency Response to Pesticide Spills – Christmas Trees PDF – CropLife Foundation & NCCTA
• Recycling Pesticide Containers – Christmas Trees PDF – CropLife Foundation & NCCTA
• Worker Protection Standard for the Use of Agricultural Pesticides – Christmas Trees PDF – CropLife Foundation & NCCTA
• Scouting Fraser Fir in North Carolina AG-573
• Information about Pesticides Used on Christmas Trees in North Carolina
• Pesticides and Wildlife in Christmas Trees
• Ag Chemical Manual PDF
• North Carolina Pest Management Information Program
• North Carolina Pest News
• IRAC Mode of Action Classification – Information on pesticides, chemical families and reducing pesticide resistance
• Pesticide Environmental Stewardship

Insect Management

• Asiatic Garden Beetle PDF – University of Massachusetts
• Bagworms
• Black Vine Weevil
• Cinara Aphids
• Japanese Beetle
• Nantucket Pine Tip Moth (NPTM) – USFS Insect Leaflet
• How to Time Dimethoate Sprays against the NPTM – Georgia Forestry
• Controlling NPTM Infestations – University of Georgia
• Pine Bark Adelgid
• Pine Tortoise Scale CTN 031
• Red Fire Ant
• Two-lined Spittlebug
• White Pine Weevil
• Root Aphids - Woolly Ash Aphid IPM – University of Oregon
• Yellow Jackets

Disease Management

• Needle Cast Diseases in Christmas Trees CTN 033
• Diseases of Leyland Cypress
• Cercospora Needle Blight on Leyland Cyrpess – Auburn University

Groundcovers and Weed Management

• Weeds Are Out – Groundcovers Are In! PDF
• Accomplishing Forest Stewardship with Hand-Applied Herbicides PDF
• Calibrating a Backpack Sprayer for Chemical Mowing Fact Sheet – PDF – CropLife Foundation & NCCTA
• Weed Management in Conifer Seedbeds and Transplant Beds HIL-449
• Weed Identification Guide – Virginia Tech

Deer Control

• Deer Control PDF

Harvest

• Working Safely: Ergonomic Issues in Christmas Tree Harvest CTN 035 – PDF
• Commercial Storage of Christmas Trees PDF

Post-Harvest

• Retail Tree Care: Simple Steps to Keeping Christmas Trees Fresh
• Post-Harvest Pests on Christmas Trees: Control on the Retail Lot – PDF

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