Christmas
Ranch Tree Farms
Growing
Fresh, Beautiful Christmas Trees for 37
years!
Christmas Ranch Tree Farms
was started in 1971 by Don and Marilyn Cameron on two acres
of land in Simi Valley leased from Southern California
Edison underneath their transmission lines. Our first
selling season was December 1974. A ten acre parcel of
transmission land was added in Thousand Oaks in 1972 and
has now been expanded to about 15 acres. Our first selling
season there was December 1978.
In the
beginning Monterey Pines were the best tree because they
grew fast and were a fragrant, bright green. However,
through the years we encountered a number of soil, pest and
disease problems that made it difficult to grow solid
stands of Montereys. As a result we have interplanted other
species of pines, Leyland Cypress, Incense Cedar, Coast
Redwoods and Arizona Cypress to offer more choices and
promote more of a healthy forest type of plantation.
Christmas tree farming is a year-round job. We start
planting as soon as the sales season is over and continue
with some sort of planting activity until October. We grow
most of our own seedlings from seeds and cuttings. The
seeds are planted in super cells in potting soil and kept
in our nursery, where they are watered twice a
day.
During the early years of Christmas Ranch Tree Farms Don was a high school science teacher at Simi Valley High School and they would hire students and friend's teenagers during the sales season and to help with replanting after Christmas. They also hired customers' children and students from other high schools in the area.
Whatever
your plans are for Christmas, make sure you visit Christmas
Ranch Tree Farms for a traditional, fresh, fragrant
Christmas tree and an enjoyable family experience!
Christmas
Ranch Tree Farms • (805) 501-0874 • (805) 527-6412
1586 Pederson Rd., Thousand Oaks, Ca
3800 Cochran St., Simi Valley, Ca