'Buy Michigan' message extends to where that fine fir was grown, shaken, wrapped and sold. Where are you getting your tree this year?
If you seek a tree made in Michigan, look about you. Borrowing from the Michigan motto, the state's agricultural director and local growers are asking consumers to "buy local" when it comes to holiday decorations, including Christmas trees. Keith Creagh, Michigan's agricultural director, visited a West Michigan garden center Thursday to promote holiday season decorating with trees, wreaths and other items that had Michigan roots, literally. "Make a fresh, fragrant and natural choice to buy a real, Michigan Christmas tree and poinsettia this holiday season," he says in an advance statement. Michigan ranks fourth nationally in Christmas tree production, a list led by Oregon, North Carolina and Washington. Marsha Gray, executive director of …
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Addison-Oaks Christmas Tree Farm
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Bordine Nursery
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Small Business Saturday was a busy day at the Addison-Oaks Christmas Tree Farm.
When you think of small businesses, the first thing that comes to mind usually isn't 20 acres of pines and spruces begging for you to chop them down and take them home. Frank Rimi planted the first Christmas trees in his backyard at what is now known as the Addison-Oaks Christmas Tree Farm in 1988. If Small Business Saturday was around back then, it would have just turned legal drinking age. Frank's wife, Cathy, and three sons have helped maintain the family business and witnessed it grow. “I like this kind of farming because it’s not dirty, other than the sap you get on your hands, and I get to work closely with the customers,” Rimi said. The farm on Lake George Road in Oakland Township is open on weekends from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. for families…
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Sherwood Forest owner Dwight Thomas shares which trees last the longest and how to keep them fresh.
- HOLIDAY GUIDE
- Jen Anesi
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Saturday, November 26, 2011
If anyone is an expert in fresh Christmas trees, it's Dwight Thomas. As owner of Sherwood Forest Garden, Thomas has been selling Christmas trees for decades – 45 years, to be exact – and he knows which trees will last and which ones will dry up before you can say "Merry Christmas." Here are his top five longest lasting Christmas trees: Thomas has three simple tips to help make sure your tree is still fresh by the time Christmas rolls around. Christmas tree prices "are pretty much the same as they've been the past five years," Thomas said. At Sherwood Forest, Thomas said customers looking to purchase an 8-foot tree (which he says is the average size in Oakland Township) can expect to pay: For further care instructions for your new Christmas…
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