Although imports from the Northwest could be 5 to 10% off, Hundley said, he does not expect any state to be short on trees, saying the supply will be adequate - not too low, not too high. "Last year, we thought we were having an abundantly high demand, but in the end, our survey results were that we didn't sell any more real trees than previous years," he said. "There was a rush at the beginning of the season."Īlthough drought and high temperatures affected trees in the Northwestern U.S., trees in other states faired well. Hundley said people will find trees just like they did last year. It's not an oversupply, but it is certainly not a shortage." ![]() "There's not been an oversupply of Christmas trees the last few years," said Doug Hundley, spokesperson for the National Christmas Tree Association. "What we've gotten this year is going to be about the same. This local trend is similar to what other states are experiencing. More: Most agricultural exports are up, but the lack of shipping containers and fewer truckers slows down trade National trends in Christmas tree supply ![]() "We were very limited and the costs of shipping were ridiculous," said Chris Sheets, who also decorates trees and holds classes on wreath making. And like several other farms, they did not get all the trees they wanted this year. Because it takes from eight to 10 years for Christmas trees to mature, Chris and Steve Sheets are only selling imported trees from Michigan. Like Cardinal Creek, Chris' Tree Lodge in Abilene is about six years old. "We were shorted on our order," Yarnall said. This year, Cardinal Creek is able to bring in Fraser firs, Douglass firs and Scotch pines from Michigan. Zac Yarnall of Cardinal Creek Farm in Leon said he received a lower number of trees this year as well, and because his tree farm does not have mature trees just yet, it has to rely on imports. "We worked with a wholesaler for five years and (this year) he cut us off totally," he said. "So we had to kind of search around to find any pre-cut trees (this year)." ![]() "There's an increased cost to get a tree in here," said Klawson, who grows both white and Scotch pines.Īlthough Klawson expects to sell the same amount of trees as he did in previous years, he will be selling half the amount of imported ones. Klawson is the past president of the Kansas Christmas Tree Growers Association, a group of slightly less than 30 Kansas Christmas Tree Growers. This farm grows an assortment of Scotch and white pine as well as Canaan, Concolar and Douglass firs.Įldon Klawson, who owns Country Christmas Trees in Wakarusa, less than 10 miles outside of Topeka, said he has plenty of trees this year, and like last year, he will stay open each weekend by appointment only "until we're sold out." John, Delp Christmas Tree Farm, which has operated for 60 years, is still going strong. How other tree farms in Kansas are dealing with prices, stock ![]() Scott said these trees will be in abundant supply and their prices will remain the same as in recent years. Prairie Pine grows Austrian, Scotch, Virginian and white pines on its cut-your-own farm. Because Scott, who started his farm in 1973, continues to order from the same suppliers each year, his imported stock of Fraser furs will remain the same as previous years, only their prices will escalate. But the amount of imported trees Scott brings into Prairie Pines will not change.
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