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Speaker 1 (00:00):
It's not easy selling Christmas trees and reets when the
wind is whipping.
Speaker 2 (00:03):
Yeah, we had trees flying off the rack literally, not
not with people buying them.
Speaker 1 (00:07):
Steven Thompson made the ten hour trek down from Van Buren, Maine,
right near the Canadian border, to come to Boston for
the very first time to sell Christmas trees.
Speaker 2 (00:15):
We grow the Fraser firs in the balsam first.
Speaker 1 (00:17):
He's a farm hand at MMB Trees, so I asked him,
how do you know what's the best tree for you?
And that seems to depend on what you're looking for.
Speaker 2 (00:24):
The Fraser first will retain their needles longer. They'll last
all the way up until March.
Speaker 1 (00:28):
So if you want to keep your tree up well
beyond Christmas, he says, that could be a good option.
But if you're into that Christmasy smell, he says, the
Balsam furs are more fragrant, but they do tend to
lose their needles faster.
Speaker 2 (00:38):
We have just started playing Korean balsams as well, which
is a slightly different variety. It'll be fluffier and they're
better for the conditions we have on the farm.
Speaker 1 (00:46):
On the land there you can find Stephen and his
trees set up near the Star Market in Fenway and Fenway.
I'm a Friedman w b Z, Boston's news radio
It's not easy selling Christmas trees and reets when the
wind is whipping.
Speaker 2 (00:03):
Yeah, we had trees flying off the rack literally, not
not with people buying them.
Speaker 1 (00:07):
Steven Thompson made the ten hour trek down from Van Buren, Maine,
right near the Canadian border, to come to Boston for
the very first time to sell Christmas trees.
Speaker 2 (00:15):
We grow the Fraser firs in the balsam first.
Speaker 1 (00:17):
He's a farm hand at MMB Trees, so I asked him,
how do you know what's the best tree for you?
And that seems to depend on what you're looking for.
Speaker 2 (00:24):
The Fraser first will retain their needles longer. They'll last
all the way up until March.
Speaker 1 (00:28):
So if you want to keep your tree up well
beyond Christmas, he says, that could be a good option.
But if you're into that Christmasy smell, he says, the
Balsam furs are more fragrant, but they do tend to
lose their needles faster.
Speaker 2 (00:38):
We have just started playing Korean balsams as well, which
is a slightly different variety. It'll be fluffier and they're
better for the conditions we have on the farm.
Speaker 1 (00:46):
On the land there you can find Stephen and his
trees set up near the Star Market in Fenway and Fenway.
I'm a Friedman w b Z, Boston's news radio
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