Why are Fresh Christmas Trees good for the Environment?

Here at the farm, we grow beautiful and healthy Christmas Trees. Keep reading to learn more about why we believe fresh trees are good for the environement.

Christmas Trees are nature's purifier!

They remove up to 500 lbs of Carbon Dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere and give off up to 1,350 lbs of Oxygen. Each tree provides close to a year of air for 1 person to breathe!

Christmas Trees provide a crucial roll in combating climate change through carbon storage and they provide the air you breathe.
The cultivation of Christmas trees also provide a natural habitat for animals, birds and insects.

It also benefits the environment by enriching the soil and controlling erosion.
While it may seem convenient to buy an artificial tree they can be more harmful to the environment in the long-run. Artificial Trees or 'fake trees' are often derived from petroleum by-products (oil).
While a fake tree might last many years, once discarded it can take hundreds of years to decompose in a landfill and leak harmful chemicals into the ground.

Truly Eco-Friendly Trees

At Quinn Farm we only cut Christmas Trees once they have been chosen and we always ask that people leave a branch on the remaining stump when cutting their tree. Those branches are then turned up and a new tree grown from the existing roots. This technique means we are not "killing a tree" and it will grow more quickly as it already has roots established.

We also pasture our sheep in our Christmas trees, this keeps grass and weeds down and fertilizes the trees. In this way we further reduce the carbon footprint of the trees by eliminating driving with a tractor up and down the rows of trees multiple time a year. The Quinn Farm is one of the few places that employs this technique and are able to offer truly Eco-Friendly Christmas Trees!