Casey Trims a Christmas Tree

http://www.minnesotagrown.com Christmas trees don't always grow into the perfectly shaped trees we expect to find in our homes during the holidays. They need a little help. Casey DeRosier found out how that happens went she got some help wielding two very large knives. Check out Casey's blog, Livin' La Vida Local, on the Minnesota Department of Agriculture's Minnesota Grown website at http://www.mda.state.mn.us/food/minnesotagrown/blog.aspx .

The Minnesota Grown Program is a statewide partnership between the Minnesota Department of Agriculture and Minnesotans who grow or raise specialty crops and livestock. The program has nearly 1,000 diverse members including farmers' markets, CSA farms, garden centers, wineries, fruit & vegetable growers, pick-your-own farms, livestock producers, meat processors, Christmas tree growers, and producers of honey, wild rice, maple syrup, cheese, and other gourmet products.

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[nickgreen3601]

Man. No offense but you are a terrible two kniver. First of all if your going to make a video out in the trees you have to know a bit of information, The tree you said might have had soil deficency problems could be correct if others around also were poor. I'm 90% that tree was a replant and planted by hand the year after a planter came though. The tree you tightented up was way to tight. You need to only knick lateral buds and take leader down to lowest bud, that is if you ever want it to grow.

[08ablenku]

@skierguy1976 I can assure you, we do over 1 million a summer.

[13treeMe]

Yup. Asking for the hospital and nice bill to go with it. Also, swinging with no leg guards you leave the skirts sloppy, like Trent did here. Lastly, it seems your knives must be very dull if you have to pull from the opposite side of your body for enough power to get through some wimpy frasers. Looks like a lot of wasted energy to me. Im pretty sure I'd whip your ass in a race with better quality to boot!

[mkriglet]

I bet she had chiggers for a week

[nagualdesign]

Thanks for the tips. Think I'll stick with secateurs though.

[skierguy1976]

This tutorial is terribly irresponsible! Knives should never be used without leg guards and using 2 at once more than doubles the danger. It is impossible to trim 900K a year without leg protection...regardless of how careful you are. One glancing swing off a stout branch will send the knife into your knee. I have the chaps to prove their worth. We now use rotary pruners and even those can be dangerous. This young woman could have been seriously injured learning in this way!

[Sixthmanfan]

Your farm is NOT healthy, AND you put a beginner in a weed infested field with two knives and no leg guard or boots???? You should go back to Mc Donalds to work. I been shearing trees for 30 years and I have never seen such a rediculas job.