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| Wexford County Extension Christmas Tree Page |
| For questions or comments on this page, contact Jill
O'Donnell , MSU Extension Integrated Crop Management State-Wide Christmas Tree Agent |
| Christmas Tree Care Information/News Releases | Gypsy Moth Alert for Christmas Tree Growers | Link to other Christmas Tree related web pages |
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Selecting a Christmas Tree (PDF downloadable file) |
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Use and Care of Live Trees (PDF downloadable file) |
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Watering Your Christmas Tree
(PDF downloadable file)
Tips on Keeping Your Christmas Tree
Fresh
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Recycling Your Christmas Tree (PDF downloadable file) |
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| A. Gypsy moth egg mass | B. Pupal case | C. Lower branches of a cut
spruce Christmas tree.
Top circle: egg mass on underside of branch Lower circle: pupal case |
| LOOK FOR:
* New egg masses · Tan or buff colored · Felt like in texture · Firm to touch · Irregular in shape, range in size from 1/2" x 3/4" to 2" x 3/4" * Old egg masses · May be more bleached in color · Feel soft and spongy * Pupal cases · Dark brown in color, hang in clusters attached to the base of branches or in bark crevices. |
| We would like to alert you to a potential problem that we may
have this coming shipping season.
Gypsy moth populations seem to be building in several areas of the Upper
Peninsula and Lower Michigan. The Michigan Department of Agriculture
inspectors are reporting an increase in the number of fields they are restricting
because of gypsy moth egg masses. This increase in egg masses means
that there is a much greater risk of shipping egg masses this year than
in any of the past several years and there is be a good chance that any
egg masses on trees this year will be viable.
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We would encourage you to train each and every person who handles your
trees to look for egg masses on the branches and tree trunk. Some growers
have even offered a monetary reward to employees who find egg masses.
Remember:
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| For questions or more information, contact Jill
O'Donnell , Christmas Tree ICM Agent. Michigan State University Extension, Wexford 401 N. Lake Street Cadillac, Michigan 49601 (231)779-9480
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Michigan
Department of Agriculture web page on Gypsy Moth.
Michigan Department of Agriculture Christmas Tree regulations web page |
| Michigan Christmas Tree Association
- information on Real Christmas Trees, choose and cut directory. www.mcta.org |
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| The National Christmas Tree Association
- information on Real Christmas Trees, locate a grower. www.realchristmastrees.org/ |
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