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Dec 5
We have been busy cutting more branches of Colorado Spruce and Scotch Pine to manufacture more grave blankets for pick up, delivery or UPS to locations across the country.
Remember that we locally delivery Christmas trees or grave blankets inexpensively so that a lot of the hassle of getting the tree home is out of the way.
If you dread trying to place the tree in its stand straight, we can do that for you too so that a delivery and setting your tree up is only $40, then all you have to do is decorate it to your taste.
As I’ve said before, all our trees are Ohio grown and are not painted with a water-based paint called Greenzit in order to market the trees as a dark green which is not their natural color.
Wreaths, roping and boughs are all ready for your holiday decorating as well as a good assortment of artificial wreaths with bows of bright red, cranberry red, burgundy or royal blue.
Without a doubt, the cooler mini lights are better on your tree then the larger incandescent type but better yet, LED lights emit almost no heat and are so much longer lasting and energy misers compared to regular incandescent lights.
I always enjoy selling trees when a large group of children come with their parents as the kids always seem to want a tree at least two feet taller than the ceiling will allow!
I remind the children that a big tree means little presents and a little tree means big presents for Christmas but they don’t seem to believe me.
Remember our layaway program for cut trees so that if you’re not ready for your tree, we’ll tag it and hold it for you to pick-up (or delivery) later.
The way it keeps snowing, it looks as though we’re in for an old-fashioned white Christmas.
See you soon,
Tom
Nov 28
It doesn’t seem possible but we’re already past Thanksgiving and
going into winter’s icy grips.
Our Ohio grown cut trees are ready for customers inspection with choices
of Scotch Pine, White Pine, Concolor Fir, Douglas Fir and Fraser Fir.
None of our Scotch Pine trees are painted to give them the dark green
color of summer as we believe our customers are looking for a more natural
look.
Many times, pines are painted with a dark green dye to make them look
fresher to hide the fact that they were actually cut in October!
For those of you that are quite fussy about your tree, we have a layaway
program in that you can select your tree early to get the best selection and
then pick it up or get it delivered when you’re ready.
A fresh cut across the trunk before placing the tree in the stand will
“unseal” the tree’s vascular system to draw water up by capillary action to
keep the tree fresher.
Remember to not let the water bowl run dry as sometimes the tree will not
take water again.
The best Christmas tree stand I have ever used is one called Cinco, and,
it’s made in the United States!
Its high density plastic is exceptionally strong and its design makes it
very easy to secure a tree, even a tree with the notorious crooked trunk!
Cinco is the only tree stand we sell because of its superior quality and
design renders it the only tree stand you may ever have to buy!
Let us know when you buy your tree if you want a fresh cut on the trunk
but do not request one unless you’re going to place it in a stand with water
the same day as the trunk will reseal after a few hours.
We don’t charge for the cutting service as we’re never charged for it
since my family has been in the Christmas tree business since 1956!
Before I go, I want to tell you a short story.
Since 1977, I have customers who travel from one of the Cleveland suburbs
to buy two cut trees.
I asked them why they bought two trees and the reply was that “I was
raised Catholic (Kristine) and Marcus is Jewish so that one tree is the
Christmas tree and the other the Chanukah Bush!”
Kris said it really drove their new neighbors crazy when they saw ribbons
and roping on the outdoor fence and a Menorah in the window as they just
couldn’t figure out what was going on!
Hope to see you soon
Tom
Nov 21
Fall’s last hurrah is nearly gone with the ornamental Flowering
Pears finally starting to lose their leaves.
The late leaf drop of Flowering Pear is one of the reasons it is susceptible
to breakage from early snows like this past week although fortunately, the
snow didn’t seem quite heavy and wet enough to do damage to the trees.
Things in the growing area of the nursery are just about shut down although
were still erecting windbreaks in our exposed Rhododendron-Azalea garden in
Wolf Creek Gardens and getting ready to spray Liquid Fence once temperatures
warm a little.
I’ve been busy preparing grave blankets (with help, of course) and other
decorations for delivery and customer pick ups.
We have a wide range of artificial wreaths on display in addition to the
array of live wreaths we’ll have for your viewing beginning Saturday
afternoon long with greens and white pine roping for all your holiday
decorating.
Poinsettias are still “cooking” so that they won’t be available until
Saturday November 29th as they’re a little “behind schedule” now
so their peak of bloom and freshness will be reserved for closer to
Christmas.
Our locally grown cut Christmas trees will be available this coming week
with Fraser Fir being the favorite of most customers because of the lack of
shedding needles and the tree’s shapeliness similar to an “old-fashioned”
Christmas tree in that it has more open spaces to hang ornaments.
I prefer Ohio grown Fraser Fir as they are not quite as thick as the North
Carolina grown Frasers and are oh-so-much fresher!
Don’t forget to count your blessings this Thanksgiving!
See you later,
Tom
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