Christmas Tree Production
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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 Mountains PDF
• Selecting Sites for Fraser Fir Production CTN-036 PDF
• Christmas Tree Production Schedule

Genetics and Propagation

• Christmas Tree Genetics Program
• Genetic Improvement of Christmas Trees PDF

Christmas Tree Species

• Christmas Tree Species for North Carolina CTN 030
• Leyland Cypress CTN 021

Fertility

• Soil Testing and Interpretation of Results for Christmas Tree Plantations CTN 025
• Soil and Plant Analysis for Christmas Trees AGW-439-46 PDF
• Soil PH Management for Fraser Fir Christmas Tree Production AGW-439-52 PDF

Shearing Christmas Trees

• Shaping Fraser Fir Christmas Trees PDF
• 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
• Agricultural Crops Pest Management Information – Christmas Trees
• Scouting Fraser Fir in North Carolina AG-573
• Information about Pesticides Used on Christmas Trees in North Carolina
• IPM Checklist in Established Fraser Fir Christmas Tree Plantations CTN 032
• Pesticides and Wildlife in Christmas Trees
• Ag Chemical Manual PDF
• North Carolina Pest Management Information Program
• North Carolina Pest News
• Save Our Hemlocks

Insect Management

• Common Fraser Fir Insect Pests CTN 018
• Minor Pests of Fraser Fir Christmas Trees CTN 023
• Control of Root Feeding Insects in Fraser Fir Christmas Trees CTN 008 – PDF
• Asiatic Garden Beetle – University of Massachusetts
• Bagworms
• Balsam Twig Aphid CTN 019 PDF
• Balsam Woolly Adelgid CTN 020 – PDF
• Black Vine Weevil
• Cinara Aphids
• Elongate Hemlock Scale – Penn State University
• Green Spruce Aphid – Ministry of Forests, British Columbia
• Hemlock Woolly Adelgid – NCSU Entomology
• Hemlock Woolly Adelgid Fact Sheet – Save Our Hemlocks
• Japanese Beetle
• Pine Bark Adelgid
• Pine Tortoise Scale CTN 031
• Red Fire Ant
• Rosestte Bud Mite on Fraser Fir CTN 018a – PDF
• Rust Mites in Christmas Trees CTN 034 –
• Southern Red Mite and Spruce Spider Mite
• Spruce Spider Mite in Fraser Fir CTN 029 – PDF
• 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
• Management of Phytophthora Root Rot in Frasier Fir Christmas Trees CTN 022 – PDF
• Phytophthora Root Rot in Fraser Fir Disease Profile

Groundcovers and Weed Management

• Weeds Are Out — Groundcovers Are In! – PDF
• Accomplishing Forest Stewardship with Hand-Applied Herbicides
• 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

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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