Deck the Fields

How to Grow Your Own Christmas Tree Farm on Your Acreage

By Mara Watts

Growing Christmas trees is a great way to“ spruce” up your property. It’ s also an opportunity to create lasting memories and even turn a profit. There’ s just something magical about a farm-fresh, homegrown Christmas tree that makes the holidays truly special.

To help you get started, we spoke with

Dee Clark, seventh-generation farmer and owner of C & G Nursery Inc. and Christmas Corner, in Pineola, North Carolina. Clark’ s family began growing Fraser firs in the late 1950s after transitioning from raising beef cattle and growing cabbage.

Since 1976, Clark has specialized in growing ornamental plants and Fraser firs across approximately 1,000 acres, including properties in Avery County, North Carolina and Mountain City, Tennessee.

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