Post harvest tree corrections on the Christmas tree farm.

At East Fork Christmas tree farms we like to do some after sales winter sheering. We look around at the taller trees that are left and try to determine why our buyers did not like them. If it is a problem correctable with sheering we try to do it immediately after harvest. This way when the new growth comes out in April the tree will flush out in its new and improved state. Then the tree can be sheered in its normal fashion. ‪@FlanaganHomestead‬

[@emilykelly2815]

Love the before and after photos! Thanks for sharing!!

[@user-vw9uv2tz9c]

Thanks for the info. It helps me to redo some of my thinking on how to reshape trees..

[@GardeningandMyDailyLife]

Vườn cây 🌲 thông của bạn thật rộng lớn 🌲👍👍👍.

[@jacobskiba3874]

Would love a video on your fungicide spraying and/or what you do to prevent Fungi needle casting disease!

[@FlanaganHomestead]

Some years we don’t spray for fungus. When we do we use bravo. I don’t have any video on that currently. Will try to show this spring.

[@jacobskiba3874]

That would be fantastic! We have a lot of needle fungi issues in all our fields, however right now we do have loggers out here this winter logging a lot of our big trees to make our property better for air flow and such for the trees. Air flow and more sunlight! Could really use a tutorial on spraying for fungicide in the spring to help control all the fungi issues causing needle casting disease out here. I’m in northern lower Michigan! Again your videos are great!

[@SpencerWebb-f6p]

Thanks for sharing this information, I really appreciate it. How long does it take you to get from a seedling to sellable tree like 6-8 feet tall?

[@timhill6735]

Would the same technique work on scotch pines?

[@FlanaganHomestead]

yes but you want to leave some internal buds for new growth