ENGLEWOOD — Christmas tree farms will be opening up after Thanksgiving across the area, but expectations are farms will sell out quickly.
Scott Anderson is the owner of Advent Christmas Tree Farm, he said it’s difficult for farms to keep up with the demand for several reasons one of them is because the dry month of June.
“This year we planted 2300 seedlings and we’re to the point now of just over 1600 seedlings now that we’ve lost because of the lack of rain in the June time frame,” Anderson said.
Advent Farm didn’t raise its prices this year but others could be seeing higher prices because of lack of supply and farms focusing on long term sustainability.
“All of us in the Miami Valley are in the same situation in terms of losing trees in the middle of the summer time frame because of the lack of rain so I would expect them to sell out quickly,” Anderson said. “Over the past two years that has been the case.”
Advent is operating on an appointment only basis this year, the same as they did a year ago. However this year they’re only selling about half as many trees as in 2019 because of the lack of rain in June.
Even with the short and long term impact of the loss of trees there’s still plenty of excitement building at the farm.
“This time of year is exciting for us because there’s so many activities going on. A lot of work for a year is boiled down to just a couple days of operation.”
Advent, like many other farms will require masks in the gift shop and crowded areas.
To find a Christmas’s tree farm near you to be able to check for availability go to http://ohiochristmastree.org/.
Cox Media Group
