The trees take eight to 12 years to reach the size most people are looking for, and young seedlings are particularly vulnerable to climate risks, said Richard Hamelin, head of the forest conservation sciences department at the University of B.C.
The severe atmospheric rivers last fall and the so-called heat dome of 2021 that saw Lytton, B.C., break the all-time record for highest daily temperature ever recorded in Canada have both been linked to the effects of climate change. "Just like humans, when we are stressed or when we're more tired, we're more susceptible to diseases," said Hamelin. "Well, trees are the same way. So all this added stress from all this heat and flooding make the trees more susceptible to pests and pathogens."
The closures continued, with Statistics Canada data showing the total area of Christmas tree farms shrunk by nearly 20,000 acres between 2011 and 2021. Rather than opening for just six weeks in the winter, farms can look at diversifying their operations to grow crops like lavender, host activities such as yoga retreats or incorporate pumpkin picking as Brennan's own farm has done, she said.
Fake news!
Do we really need Christmas tree farms (or Christmas trees)?
Does CTV get paid to report.unbalanced view and to cherrypick data
It's climate and it changes ...better get used to it.
The pay seem to suggest that farmers won’t irrigate if their crop is at risk, which is really weird. Forests, sure, those will be at the mercy of nature, but crops that are peoples means of income are going to receive some human intervention, that’s why it’s called a tree FARM.
Oh get the cheque book out trudy
“Christmas Tree Farms” let’s anazlyze that shall we?
Climate change as caused to write complete BS articles to support a narrative about climate change. Like the pandemic and the TwitterFiles revelations I wonder how many prominent climate scientists have been silenced because they did not fall in line with this scam.
Sorry to break to to you, God’s in control not man.
That’s too bad. Hey here’s an idea. How about getting rid of Christmas tree farms?
Climate change fear porn
I don't buy Christmas Trees anymore.
Thus spake the high priest of the Climate Change Cult.
What will they think of next?
CTV Expert.
CTV staff. Stop the drug use. Your brain needs a break. It is severely fried. Don't worry the fine folks at CBC CTV global are just as hailed out as you the turd and freeland
It's amazing they can even grow trees in the US.
yes but keep chopping the old ones and plant new right? bull the new does not have enough nutrients in the earth to thrive for their lifetime and birds also know not to have babies because they can’t feed them anymore or find a safe nesting spot on the lakeshore.
Nope. This is BS. Enough with the ClimateScam and fear mongering, you hacks.
Experts seem to have been wrong about everything these last 3 years.... could it be what they've been spraying down on us and trees thats making people sick & damaging trees & plant life 🤔
'...and beyond'? Nope. FakeNews when written that way. Perhaps the reporter should stick to the facts and say '... affecting Christmas trees in BC'. It's all doing great here in Ontario, and this is part of '...and beyond'. LazyJournalism
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