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Christmas Farm by Mary Lyn Ray, illustrated by Barry Root, 2008.<\/h3>\n
Wilma has grown flowers for years, but now, she\u2019s decided that she wants a change. She thinks about what she would like to do with her garden next spring while she\u2019s getting ready for Christmas. Going out to cut a Christmas tree makes her think that maybe she would like to grow Christmas trees instead of flowers.<\/p>\n
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She starts by ordering 62 dozen small balsam trees (744 trees, for those who are counting), and she gets the boy from next door, Parker, to help her prepare the site for them. They use string to lay out rows for planting the trees.<\/p>\n
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Wilma knows that it will take longer than a year for the trees to grow big enough to be Christmas trees. As the trees grow, Wilma has to mow around them and take care of them, with young Parker helping her more as he also grows bigger. Wilma loses some trees to pests and weather conditions every year, but by the time the trees are big enough to sell, she has 597 left.<\/p>\n
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In the months leading up to Christmas that year, people reserve trees, and they also get a buyer who owns a Christmas tree lot in the city. Most of the trees are sold, but there are still some left. They know that the trees that were cut down will sprout again, but they\u2019re also going to order some new ones.<\/p>\n
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In the back of the book, there is a section that explains more about growing Christmas trees with a chart showing how long it takes the trees to grow.<\/p>\n
My Reaction<\/h3>\n
I thought this book was a sweet and fun look at Christmas tree farms. It takes years to grow trees big enough for Christmas trees, so there is a considerable time investment, and farmers know that they will lose some of their trees to pests or bad weather condition during that time. It\u2019s a project that requires long-term planning and investment.<\/p>\n
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I always feel a little sorry for the trees when they\u2019re cut down, but I liked how this book explains that, because the stumps of the cut trees are still there with their roots, even cut trees will regrow. The end of this book touches on the cycle of replanting and regrowth, with Wilma and Parker planning for their next phase of planting and cultivating new trees.<\/p>\n
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I also thought the addition of Parker to the story helps to show the passing of time and the growth of the trees because the boy grows a few years older during the time when they\u2019re letting the trees grow bigger. By the time they\u2019ve sold their first crop of Christmas trees, Parker is getting old enough to take more of an active role in planning the next crop.<\/p>\n
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