edpaffjr.comThis past Sunday was the day for our annual Christmas tree hunt. Previously we have always gone to farms in Indiana for our trees, but I really wanted to try elsewhere after having very slim pickings last year. Kim and I found Dirr Nurseries website the day before our search and were very excited when our large group agreed to give it a go out in Goshen, OH.
All cut your own trees at Dirr are $40 and this year they offered white pine, canaan fir, balsam fir, and scotch pine. I think most of us ended up with a white pine this time around. One of Kim’s uncles is notorious for cutting down the largest trees he can find. This year’s seventeen footer may still look large but I think it’s five feet shorter than what he had last year. I settled for a nice eight and a half-foot tall tree.
Uncle Mike’s Seventeen Foot Tree
Our Tree – Ready To Go Home
Merry Christmas Cincinnati
Once I got the tree home, I had a much easier time with it than I did last year. The guys at Dirr had already trimmed off most of the lower branches leaving just a couple that I had to do myself. Plus with the tree bundled up it was much easier to get inside and into the stand. Trey was around to help measure the tree and then to put his ornaments on it. I think it turned out great!
Standing It Up
Trey Helping
Silly Boy
Lights On
All Done