Ed Rooney Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 This was snapped in NYC, and the larger trees in back are, I'm pretty sure, Balsam fir. But I don't have a clue what those small "trees" in the red pots are. Anyone know? Thanks in advance. Edo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacecadet Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 THey're three flaming weeks early, that's what they are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Ashmore Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 THey're three flaming weeks early, that's what they are. My wife is originally Filipino, and I can testify from first-hand experience that in The Philippines, Christmas trees go up in September... so by that standard, they're 2 months late! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fotoDogue Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 THey're three flaming weeks early, that's what they are. Early? I thought you Brits began celebrating Christmas sometime after the Autumnal Equinox. Here in the US we frown upon any Christmas ornaments until the moment Santa reaches Herald Square in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan Bell Posted November 29, 2016 Share Posted November 29, 2016 I disagree with all the early hype in the UK. Christmas decorations in the shops and anywhere else should not be allowed before 1st December. NO! I am not a killjoy. I like Christmas too. Allan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jill Morgan Posted November 29, 2016 Share Posted November 29, 2016 They look like Spruce, but no usually that small. Jill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert M Estall Posted November 29, 2016 Share Posted November 29, 2016 I've got a friend does her Christmas shopping in August. That's just too organized!. The co-operative settlement I grew up in in Canada used to have an extensive tree planting scheme and we lost a few of our beloved spruce trees to poachers every year. When the Christmas week was over, we pushed the shedding trees into the ground at the front border because we had no sidewalks and the snowplows had few clear markers where the road should be. But then they paved the roads and built natty little hedges and the road didn't wander so much. Apparently they have snow already and are in for a hard winter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReeRay Posted November 29, 2016 Share Posted November 29, 2016 They look like Spruce, but no usually that small. Jill Bonsai spruce? Ya never know! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan Bell Posted November 29, 2016 Share Posted November 29, 2016 I've got a friend does her Christmas shopping in August. That's just too organized!. The co-operative settlement I grew up in in Canada used to have an extensive tree planting scheme and we lost a few of our beloved spruce trees to poachers every year. When the Christmas week was over, we pushed the shedding trees into the ground at the front border because we had no sidewalks and the snowplows had few clear markers where the road should be. But then they paved the roads and built natty little hedges and the road didn't wander so much. Apparently they have snow already and are in for a hard winter. Usually buy next Christmases greetings cards in the January sales. I do like christmas really it is that I am just a bit of a Scrooge too. Allan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Rooney Posted November 29, 2016 Author Share Posted November 29, 2016 Thanks, Jill and Ray -- spruce, bonsai or normal, gives me a path to follow. All the tree selling teams I've spoke to in recent years are in fact Québécois, so Canadian trees are most likely what they are selling. Those little ones might be cuttings, maybe. By now, knowledgable garden folk have caught on that I know a bit about fauna and nothing about flora. When living in Oxfordshire, the only ones who enjoyed my garden were voles. A larger image for a better look? Sure: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan Bell Posted November 29, 2016 Share Posted November 29, 2016 Thanks, Jill and Ray -- spruce, bonsai or normal, gives me a path to follow. All the tree selling teams I've spoke to in recent years are in fact Québécois, so Canadian trees are most likely what they are selling. Those little ones might be cuttings, maybe. By now, knowledgable garden folk have caught on that I know a bit about fauna and nothing about flora. When living in Oxfordshire, the only ones who enjoyed my garden were voles. A larger image for a better look? Sure: Merry Christmas. Allan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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KevinS Posted November 29, 2016 Share Posted November 29, 2016 They look like young Balsam Fir, maybe. Very common in Canada and often used as a Christmas tree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Betty LaRue Posted November 29, 2016 Share Posted November 29, 2016 They look similar to yews, which feel soft to the hand. Being in pots suitable for planting would fit. My mother had a small yew hedge in front of her picture window, and they looked much like this before she began squaring them off. Might be one of those non-traditional plants that could be decorated then planted. We used a cedar one year when we couldn't afford the usual. That's probably when my allergies were sensitized to cedar. Woe is me when I'm around them now. Just a thought. You have the original picture that could be enlarged and compared. Edit for tense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanGibson Posted November 29, 2016 Share Posted November 29, 2016 I'm probably going to advise something you've already done; but they have labels on them. They're either not readable at 100% or contain no useful information, presumably? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Rooney Posted November 29, 2016 Author Share Posted November 29, 2016 I was able to read them at just above 100%, Ian. They have the name of the supplier, but nothing useful. What has been useful and interesting is what I've gotten from posting this fir question. Yes, most of the tree sellers are French Canadian, but most of the trees are grown in North Carolina, where 98% of the commercialy grown trees are Fraser Firs. I'm talking about the larger trees now. I can go over to where I snapped the pic, just a few blocks north of my regular Mexican restaurant. But should I believe what the young French Canadian tells me? My son, stepson, lives in Montreal and is married to a very nice French Canadian. He nor she know a fir tree from a bag of old socks. I think Jill is right about the little trees: they seem to be White Spruce. This is what happens when a city boy gets mixed up with nature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanGibson Posted November 29, 2016 Share Posted November 29, 2016 This is what happens when a city boy gets mixed up with nature. I know what you mean; if it doesn't have a label, it's just a tree. ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Rooney Posted November 29, 2016 Author Share Posted November 29, 2016 You know what's great about Central Park? Every tree has an ID label. Kevin, it seems the sellers are mostly Canadian, but the trees are mostly from North Carolina. http://www.vice.com/read/why-do-new-yorkers-buy-their-christmas-trees-from-french-canadians-1224 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niels Quist Posted November 29, 2016 Share Posted November 29, 2016 These will be Christmas trees in a few years' time (Nordmann's firs) - three men are hiding under the tarpaulin feeding the planting machine. Must keep an eye on this - only a few miles from where I live. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 Thanks Edo, you've identified a glaring gap in my collection. Trees at Xmas yes, Xmas trees no. Consulting my friend AOA, the keyword has to be Christmas. Not an abundance of sales mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeCee Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 These will be Christmas trees in a few years' time (Nordmann's firs) - three men are hiding under the tarpaulin feeding the planting machine. Must keep an eye on this - only a few miles from where I live. Yeah, and a few weeks after they've been used as Christmas Trees .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlessandraRC Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 when I photograph models I always give them copies for their own portfolio and promotion. They know they are not supposed to sell those photos, but people have been doing this for a long time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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