In praise of Douglas-fir the northwest s original Christmas tree, and so much more Josh Farley, Kitsap Sun Daddy! my daughter exclaimed. I wanna go to Douglas.
My 2-year-old knows no one of that name. She wanted to see a tree.
Throughout the pandemic, the two of us have trekked rain or shine to the green canopy of a solitary neighborhood Douglas fir. There, we ve scavenged twigs and cones below its trunk, played countless games of peek-a-boo around its rugged bark or just stared upward as the wind blew through its branches.
It s an impressive conifer to a man; it must be larger than life to a toddler. And yet, no matter how colossal they become, they remain grossly underestimated by the society that today surrounds them.
its nordmann firs are sought after for their pleasant aroma and needles that don t drop off quickly. but the annual harvest is not for the faint hearted. the bbc‘s rayhan demytrie travelled to the alpine forests of western georgia to find out more. in the forests of western georgia is a job that requires a head for heights. and calculated risks. out of 80 million trees sold annually in europe, more than half begin theirjourney here. the seeds are harvested from nordmann fir cones in trees up to 50 metres tall. they will be grown in commercial plantations in europe and sold as christmas trees in about 12 years time. this man works for a danish company fair trees.
she looked as beautiful in a suit as she did closing the chanel in tulle and she was a well known news to karl lagerfeld. in europe, more than half of the 80 million christmas trees this year started out as seeds from georgia. they are sought after for their aroma and the needles do not drop quickly. it is not fainthearted though. 0urjournalist travelled to western georgia to find out more. in the forest of western georgia is a job that requires a head full heights and calculated risks. 0ut requires a head full heights and calculated risks. out of 80 million trees sold annually in europe, more than half begin their journey europe, more than half begin theirjourney here. europe, more than half begin
be a tree climber. god willing, he will not be so poor that he is forced to climb a tree to earn a living. elsewhere in the forest, harvesters working for another danish company, levensen, were not using safety ropes to climb. only a harness at the top. the company says it is working on improving its safety standards. the decision has been made and we are introducing increased level of safety in the tree climbing simply to avoid any accidents at all. we don t want accidents. this team uses safety ropes which slows them down but their company pays them 1.2 euros per kilo. 0ther harvesters are paid just