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NORTH CAROLINA CHRISTMAS TREE ASSOCIATION Buy-Sell Guide www.NCchristmastrees.com 1.800.562.8789 Premium Quality Fraser Firs, Wreaths, Garland, and a wide array of greenery products. Pumpkins available as well. Seth & Lidjea Andrews 691 Hoppers Dairy Road Sparta, NC 28675 andrewstreefarms.com 336-372-1657 [email protected] • Fraser Fir Christmas Trees • Wreaths and Garland • Landscaping Trees and Shrubs “Home of the North Carolina Fraser Fir.” 1-800-648-2815 www.christmastreehillnursery.com [email protected] Owner: Kurt Vance P.O. Box 399 1881 Millers Gap Hwy. Newland, North Carolina 28657 Cell: (828) 387-0228 Home: (828) 733-4814 “No order too large or too small.” 1 Grown in its native home of the NC mountains Soft, pleasant-to-touch, dark green needles Long-lasting pleasant aroma Incomparable needle retention Strong yet pliable branches that hold even the heaviest ornaments 1-800-562-8789 www.NCchristmastrees.com 2 (828) 262-5826 • (800) 562-8789 (F) (828) 265-1558 email: [email protected] www.NCChristmasTrees.com OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS FOR 2021 President: Amber Scott 1st Vice Pres.: Dee Clark 160 Hewed Log Gap 204 White Pine Road Fleetwood, NC 28626 Newland, NC 28657 (336) 877-2672 (828) 733-4850 Treasurer: James Pitts Imm. Past Pres.: Dale Cornett PO Box 136 PO Box 172 Plumtree, NC 28664 Vilas, NC 28692 (828) 765-0019 (828) 964-8463 2nd Vice Pres.: Rodney Buchanan Fraser Fir Prom. Jerry Moody 3127 NC Hwy 80 Comm. Chair: 661 Vale Road Bakersville, NC 28705 Newland, NC 28657 (828) 766-8277 (828) 733-8270 Executive Director: Jennifer Greene PO Box 1937 • Boone, NC 28607 (828) 262-5826 National Wilson Barr Pat Gaskin Directors: PO Box 3 PO Box 135 Crumpler, NC 28617 Laurel Springs, NC 28644 (336) 982-3013 (336) 372-4193 Directors: Amber Scott Dee Clark Dale Cornett James Pitts Jerry Moody Rodney Buchanan Charles Fowler Matt Rumfelt Emaline Shatley Alex Church Earl Deal Dale Benefield Brad Wishon Wilson Barr Carrie McClain Harry Yates, Advisor Advisors: Jeff Owen, NC CES Tony Haywood, NCDA & CS Anna Hollifield, NCFS Harry Yates, NCCTA Dr. Dale Monks, NCSU The Mission of the North Carolina Christmas Tree Association is to promote “real” farm-grown Christmas Trees through marketing and education. We will contribute to the success of the Christmas Tree Industry by providing ethical, professional, and visionary leadership. The Buy-Sell Directory is an annual pub li ca tion of the North Caroli na Christ mas Tree As so ci a tion and is designed to encourage contact between member-growers and tree buyers. All information listed in the directory was supplied to the asso ci a tion by firms or individuals on standard forms prepared by the Asso ci a tion. Including this grower-supplied information does not constitute a warranty nor imply obligation on the part of the Association for either the accuracy of the information supplied or the reliability of those listed. The Association assumes no responsibility for accuracy or validity of claims in advertising. 3 Evaluating Tree Freshness on Retail Lot To check how your trees are holding up on the retail lot, make the following observations: Christmas trees are perishable. Their How is the color of the tree? Dry trees tend to lose color and develop freshness can be lost rapidly during a paler green or washed out appearance compared to fresh trees. a severe drying event or slowly over time through neglect. As a retailer, Does the tree hold its needles when you brush branches you should periodically evaluate the or shake the tree? If more than a few current season needles drop, freshness of your product. Your deci- there could be a freshness problem with the tree. Losing some internal (older) sions on how to handle and market needles is normal, but a tree should hold onto all of its younger needles on your trees should rely on the infor- the outside of the tree. Needle loss is complex and can result from genetic mation you collect from your evalu- variation, temperature extremes, high salt content in the tree aggravated by moisture loss, or a lack of dormancy of the tree resulting from unseasonably ation. If you find that your trees are warm autumn weather. losing their freshness on the lot, you might be able identify the conditions Does the foliage of the tree feel cool to the touch? A fresh that are hurting your trees and better tree with good water content will feel cooler than room or ambient outdoor control them. If you are confident temperature. A dry tree will feel warm in comparison. Of course, foliage in that your trees are holding up, you direct sunlight will be warmer, so be sure to compare foliage under similar can help your customers to better conditions. You might do this early or late in the day when conditions will be appreciate their freshness. more uniform from tree to tree. There is a direct relationship between Are the needles and branches pliant and flexible? The the amount of water in a tree and its needles on a fresh tree will bend with your touch and return to their normal position without breaking. The branches on a fresh tree will also easily bend freshness. Researchers use a couple and spring back to their resting position. Dry branches are stiff. Dry needles of different methods to measure the are brittle such that needle loss on dry trees is often from needle breakage. amount of moisture in Christmas tree foliage, but they are time consuming. How heavy is the tree compared to its neighbors? Weight You can use several tree character- can be misleading if you are comparing different size or density trees. istics as a rough and ready indicator However, if the trees are similar, a dry tree will weigh less than a fresh tree of tree freshness. These include tree flush with water. If other tree characteristics color, needle retention, foliage tem- are pointing to a dry condition, then lifting it perature, branch and needle flexibil- up can confirm your evaluation. ity, and even tree weight. 4 GROWERS LISTED BY COUNTY NORTH AVERY COUNTY JACKSON COUNTY TENNESSEE CAROLINA Waightstill Avery Thomas Beutell Dale Benfield Charles Fowler CARTER COUNTY David Cartner Jerry McAbee Steve Ayers ALLEGHANY COUNTY Clay Cuthbertson Scott Pressley Seth Andrews John Dellinger Mitchell Bottomley Mark Gay MADISON COUNTY Earl Deal Matthew Horney Donna Jones VIRGINIA Patricia Gaskin Daniel Johnson Kathy Shore James Pitts MITCHELL COUNTY BLAND COUNTY Bruner Sides Robert Reece Rodney Buchanan Daniel Guthrie Randall Sides Anna Trivett Charles Wilson Scott Smith NorthJeff Vance CarolinaJohn GrowersL. Wilson CARROLLCounty COUNTY Map Sherrie Taylor Jack W. Wiseman, Jr. Michael Gatchell James Vestal WATAUGA COUNTY Johnny Wishon BUNCOMBE COUNTY Dale Cornett GRAYSON COUNTY Curtis Hawkins Rob Hunt James M. Shatley ASHE COUNTY Tracy Poe Scott Ballard HAYWOOD COUNTY Paul Smith David Boyd Rusty Barr Scott Taylor Robbie Hunt Andy Cheek Charles C. Wilcox John Chefas Cline Church Roger Critcher Jessie Davis North Carolina Fraser Fir Russell Estes Growing Counties Sanford Fishel Joe Freeman Steve Leath Mitchell Poe Clark Reavis Greg Sexton Daniel P. Shatley Conrad Steinhart Charles Sturgill Jason Sturgill Tommy Wagoner John Weaver Maurice Woodie Contents Officers & Directors .....................3 Buyers .......................................46 County Listings ............................5 Farm Name Cross Reference .......52 Contest Winners ..........................7 Allied Businesses .......................54 Growers .......................................9 Contract Services ......................56 Nurseries ...................................41 Advertiser Index .........................56 5 WHYNorth Carolina Fraser Fir? Agricultural Crop Grown in and Native to Western North Carolina Mountains Soft, Pleasant-to-touch, Dark Green Needles Incomparable Needle Retention Long Lasting Traditional Christmas Aroma Pliable, Yet Strong, Branches for the Heaviest of Ornaments Environmentally Friendly, Recyclable after Christmas 13 Times Voted National Grand Champion Christmas Tree and displayed in the White House “Keeping Christmas Real Since 1959” 6 CONGRATULATIONS! Winners of the 2020 NCCTA Tree & Wreath Contest FRASER FIR Grand Champion * Rusty & Beau Estes, Peak Farms 2nd Place: Alex Church & Amber Scott, Cline Church Nursery 3rd Place: Daniel Guthrie, Guthrie & Co., LLC OTHER SPECIES 1st Place * Alex Church & Amber Scott, Cline Church Nursery 2nd Place: Larry Smith, Mountain Top Fraser Fir UNDECORATED WREATH Grand Champion * Aiden Guthrie, Guthrie & Co., LLC 2nd Place: Dee Clark, Doug Clark Nursery DECORATED WREATH 1st Place * Alex Church & Amber Scott, Cline Church Nursery 2nd Place: Dee Clark, Doug Clark Nursery 3rd Place: Aiden Guthrie, Guthrie & Co. LLC *Eligible to enter the National Christmas Tree Association Contest 7 8 GROWNUMBER OF TREES FOR SALE BY ERS SPECIES B&B = Balled & Burlapped WP = White Pine FF = Fraser Fir BX = Boxwood WREATHS, NF = Nordmann Fir CD = Cedar LC = Leyland Cypress ROPING & BOUGHS GROWER FRASER FIR OTHER Andrews, J. Seth & Lidjea 2,000 Available B&B Available Wreaths: 100,000 Andrews Tree Farms & Nursery LLC Tabletops FF, WP, BX, CD, NF; 691 Hoppers Dairy Road 5-6 Mail Order: Trees & Wreaths Single & Double face; Sparta, NC 28675 6-7 all sizes [email protected] 11+ Nursery/Landscape Materials www.andrewstreefarms.com Roping: 100,000 (336) 372-1657 FF, WP, BX, CD, NF; Alleghany County all lengths Est. 1991 See our ad on Inside Front Cover Boughs: FF, WP Avery, Waightstill 500 5-6 Mail Order: Trees & Wreaths Wreaths: Trinity Tree Company 1,000