The festive trees take eight to 12 years to reach the size most people look for, and young seedlings are particularly vulnerable to climate risks, says UBC expert
VANCOUVER — The effects of climate change are taking a toll on Christmas tree farms across Canada, with one forestry expert and the head of the Canadian Christmas Tree Association saying the sector that's already undergoing shifts will need to adapt.
Seedlings and their shallow roots are also at risk of being inundated during flooding, while wet, cool soils increase the risk of root diseases, Hamelin noted. The difference, Brennan said, is the extreme, unseasonable nature of recent droughts and other climate-related events, including intense late-spring frosts in Nova Scotia in 2018 followed by eastern Ontario and western Quebec in 2020.
Climate change is not the only factor challenging farmers and threatening Canada's stock of real Christmas trees, which has been declining for several years.
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