The first three months of the year are devoted, weather permitting, to clearing the plantations. Indeed, during the Christmas period, the multiple visits to the fir trees and the cutting of the Nordmann firs generate organic waste and damage the soil somewhat.
This is also the time to plant 3- to 4-year-old saplings that will end up in your home in a few years. Typically, 5 to 10 times the number of Christmas trees sold are replanted each year, if the size of the farm permits.
From spring to early summer, this is the period for maintaining fir trees.
The spaces between the trees are cleared. The future Nordmann Christmas trees are pruned to give them the conical shape you know and encourage their growth.
Young fir trees planted at the beginning of the year are protected to avoid incidents with wildlife.
The buds of all the trees are checked to ensure that they are developing well. A large number of healthy buds are a sign of a beautiful Christmas tree in the months or years to come!
Summer passes with the expectation of a few storms so that the young fir plants, which have been in the ground for six months now, don't lack water. Insufficient humidity would cause shocks or deficiencies in their development. If this happens, most of the time the fir trees recover from these problems in the following years thanks to good maintenance.
At the start of the school year, Christmas trees are labeled according to their size. This makes it easier for the lumberjack who will soon be cutting down your Christmas tree...
Almost at Christmas time, the ripe Nordmann fir trees are finally cut, their bases are trimmed, and they are fixed to wooden disc supports. They are then wrapped in a double protective net to avoid any external aggression during transport and are shipped as quickly as possible for home delivery.
The empty spaces left by the removal of the Nordmann Christmas trees are filled in January by planting new shoots and the start of a new cycle...
Sapin Belge is committed to the planet as an eco-responsible company. This is why, for Christmas, in addition to the trees automatically replanted in large numbers by the fir trees, we will replant trees to participate in the reforestation of the Earth.
