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Christmas Tree Nutrient Management Guide

John Hart, Chal Landgren, Rick Fletcher, Mike Bondi, Brad Withrow-Robinson and, Gary Chastagner (September, 2009)

Summary

The recommendations included here are appropriate for Christmas tree growers in the foothills of the Coast and Cascade ranges of western Oregon and Washington. In these regions, Christmas trees typically are grown on well-drained clay loam soils at 500 to 1,500 feet elevation. Common soil series include Salkum, Prather, Cinnebar, Olympic, and Melbourne in Washington, and Laurelwood, Aloha, Bellpine, Goble, Cornelius, Chehalem, Cazadero, Bornstedt, Alspaugh, Honeygrove, and Jory in Oregon.