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Growing a living Christmas tree with Norfolk Island Pine Ken Johnson, Horticulture Educator Illinois Extension GALESBURG — Miniature living evergreen trees, often decked out with bells and bows, are a common decoration or gift during the holidays. With proper care these Norfolk Island pine trees can last for years as beautiful houseplants. “Despite their name, these evergreens are not actually pine trees,” says University of Illinois Extension horticulture educator Ken Johnson.  Instead, they belong to the ancient plant family Araucariaceae, which were widespread during the Jurassic an...

December 14, 2020 at 7:40 pm CST Expand Norfolk Island pines are popular plants to gift during the holidays. URBANA, Ill. — Miniature living evergreen trees, often decked out with bells and bows, are a common decoration or gift during the holidays. With proper care these Norfolk Island pine trees can last for years as beautiful houseplants. “Despite their name, these evergreens are not actually pine trees,” said University of Illinois Extension horticulture educator Ken Johnson. Instead, they belong to the ancient plant family Araucariaceae, which were widespread during the J...

On the prairies, we do have a relatively small market of growers at this time. However I understand there is a shortage of trees that are available in this market across North America. Before 2015, there were always trees left over that were not sold. Not the case now as there are fewer trees available due to a number of factors. Most that are in the business of selling will be sold out of their product. Most of the trees that are sold in Saskatchewan are imported from eastern Canada, British Columbia and the United States. Some will be of good quality, while others will be of extremely poor...