Christmas tree production in Canada totals from 3 to 6 million trees each year. Trees are produced in many Canadian provinces but the country's leading producers are found in Quebec, Nova Scotia, and Ontario, which account for 80 percent of Canadian tree production. Of the 900,000 trees produced annually in British Columbia, most are cut from the original pine stands.
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Production history
The production of natural Christmas trees in Canada is growing similarly in the United States. In the 1930s almost all of Canada's Christmas trees were harvested from the original stands in the local forest. The demand for Christmas trees continues to increase and interest to plant a Christmas tree increases with it.
Approximately 40 million Christmas trees are cut annually in North America, of which between 3 and 6 million are cut from Canadian Christmas tree farms and pine and native firs stand every year. The top three producers of Christmas trees, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and Ontario, cover about 80 percent of all Canadian Christmas tree production. About half of the total harvest is exported every year, mostly to the United States but also to the Caribbean and Central America. Between 1995 and 1997, Canadian Christmas tree exports to Germany increased 380 percent.
In 1995, there were about 126,000 acres (510Ã, km 2 ) of land, divided into 4,077 farms, in production with Christmas trees in Canada. Five provinces compete for Canada's top Christmas tree producer title, three of which are close to each other in terms of a percentage of the total national land area devoted to the plant. The leading provinces in 1995 were Quebec, Nova Scotia, Ontario, British Columbia and New Brunswick. Quebec, Nova Scotia and Ontario all account for 22-24 percent of the total national land area used by Christmas tree production, and together five leading provinces account for 95 percent of all land in production with national crops. Total crops of 1995 amounted to 3.2 million trees, Quebec provides 32.5 percent of the total trees harvested.
Nearly a decade later, in 2004, Canadian Christmas tree production reached 3.9 million trees, a decrease of 0.3 percent over the previous 10 years. The 2004 harvest was worth about $ 62 million, 36.2 million of which came from 2.5 million trees exported by Canada. The 2004 Christmas tree harvest showed a 3.3 percent decline compared to 2003. Overall, between 2000 and 2010, Canadian tree growers saw a 12 percent decrease in income.
By 2015, the number of farms has fallen below 2400 and the industry is worth more than $ 78 million.
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British Columbia
Every year about 900,000 Christmas trees are produced in British Columbia (BC), most of these trees are cut from the original stands and are from the East Kootenay BC region. While 75 percent of the trees produced are harvested from the original stands, those planted on plantations are grown by about 450 individual farmers. All of Columbus's British Christmas tree plantations are found in the Fraser Valley, on Vancouver Island, and in the Okanagan, Thompson and Kootenays areas.
New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
The Christmas tree industry in Nova Scotia is worth $ 30 million annually and involves about 3,500 producers and exporters. The $ 30 million harvest is represented by a harvest of more than 1.8 million trees each year, 95 percent of the trees harvested are sold outside the province. The industry provides 500 permanent jobs and seasonal jobs for 2,500 Nova Scotia workers.
Between 1996 and 2001 the Agricultural Census total area devoted to Christmas tree production in Nova Scotia fell 18.1 percent to 23,450 hectares (94.9 km 2 ). Production spread over 535 farms, a third less than in 1996. Despite the overall decline in land area for crops, Nova Scotia leads Canada in terms of land used for the cultivation of Christmas trees. In 1996, Nova Scotia was ranked second behind Quebec in terms of land area devoted to Christmas trees.
Perhaps the most famous Christmas tree produced in Nova Scotia is the Boston Tree, donated by the province to the people of Boston to remember the city's response after the famous Halifax Explosion. Typically, the Boston Tree is cut from the clearing, where trees are allowed to grow uncontrolled, but sometimes the tree is donated by Christmas tree growers.
Ontario
According to Canadian agricultural statistics in 2001, the Christmas tree plant in Ontario covers 30,000 hectares (120 km 2 ) and is worth a total of $ 8.3 million.
Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island has a small Christmas tree industry; some farmers serve retail trade "u-cut" and local. The main species are Balsam Fir with pine and fir accounting for most of the rest. Many farmers plant seeds in old fields but there is an increased interest in managing fir balsams that form themselves naturally in many old cutting places.
In 2009, about 80,000 Christmas trees were exported from Prince Edward Island to the United States.
Quebec
Quebec, along with New England and other provinces in Atlantic Canada, is a major producer of Firs Balsam trees for use as Christmas trees; Balsam Fir is one of the most popular Christmas tree species in North America. The production of the Quebec Christmas tree in 1997 reached nearly 1.9 million trees, 80 percent of which was exported for sale in the United States and Mexico. The remaining 20 percent of 97 plants in Quebec are sold locally.
More areas
Aside from the main tree that produces the Canadian province, the Christmas tree grows in smaller quantities in other parts of the county. In 1998, the Newfoundland and Labrador governments implemented a policy aimed at encouraging potential tree planters to join the new industry. The province imports about 17,000 Christmas trees, worth $ 400,000, per year, according to 2,000 figures. Between 1998 and 2000 the government held training workshops throughout the province in an effort to increase the number of local Christmas tree growers.
The Christmas tree industry in Saskatchewan is small and in the early 21st century just got off the ground. The province of Saskatchewan produces about 12,000 Christmas trees per year. The Saskatchewan Christmas Tree Breeding Association has 25 members, five of whom live in Alberta.
See also
- Canadian Christmas Tree Nursery Association
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