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- Published: November 11, 2021
- Author: Evan Van Slooten
Anti-arborist historians won’t tell you this, but the Eastern White Pine (Pinus strobus) is at least partially responsible for the Revolutionary War. Once a massively popular timber tree, the Eastern White Pine was prized by shipbuilders for its long, straight trunk used in the production of ship masts.
- Published: September 14, 2021
- Author: Evan Van Slooten
If you’ve missed out on spring planting this season, we have some good news for you – fall planting is here!
- Published: September 6, 2021
- Author: Evan Van Slooten
If you’re looking to grow a majestic conifer, you’ve come to the right place. In this blog, we’ll be reviewing what makes the Grand Fir (Abies grandis) so monumental, its attributes, its pros, and its cons.
- Published: August 18, 2021
- Author: Evan Van Slooten
Are you looking for a different variety of conifers to help grow your business? Exotic Firs, also known as “less common or unusual firs” according to the Michigan State University Extension, might be a great place to start looking.
- Published: July 20, 2021
- Author: Evan Van Slooten
The Exotic Conifers blog series continues as we take a closer look at the Noble Fir, also known as Abies procera. Keeping in line with our previous installments, we will review the attributes, pros, and cons of this particular tree species.
- Published: June 8, 2021
- Author: Evan Van Slooten
Welcome back to our Exotic Conifers blog series. So far, we’ve covered information about Trojan Fir, Turkish Fir, and Canaan Fir. In this blog, we’ll be reviewing the attributes, pros, and cons of the more unique exotic Fir, Korean Fir, also known as Abies koreana.
- Published: June 3, 2021
- Author: Evan Van Slooten
Christmas tree growers are looking to more resilient evergreens that originate in faraway places to withstand Michigan’s increasingly more unpredictable and extreme weather, otherwise known as exotic Firs. These newly popular Firs promise better performance in acclimate growing conditions.
- Published: June 1, 2021
- Author: Evan Van Slooten
Michigan’s weather has become increasingly more unpredictable and extreme, which does not bode well for some of the ‘tried and true’ conifers that Christmas tree growers are familiar with. Now, growers are shifting their efforts towards exotic Firs, which can be less finicky alternatives.
- Published: May 25, 2021
- Author: Evan Van Slooten
As spring is in full effect, several growers have been noticing what’s called “winter conifer damage” on their conifers. And lately, we’ve been receiving multiple questions about this, what it looks like, and how to prevent it. In this blog, we’ll be addressing those questions and offering some advice to conifer growers on how to prevent winter damage.
- Published: April 26, 2021
- Author: Evan Van Slooten
When Christmas trees come to mind, growers are familiar with the “tried and true” species such as Balsam Fir, Douglas Fir, Blue Spruce, and the reigning champion, Fraser Fir. However, as the weather becomes more unpredictable and extreme, growers are turning to less finicky alternatives in exotic Firs.
