Lloyd Smith's Christmas Trees
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Christmas tree industry desperate for new blood as farmers age
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The average age of a Christmas tree farmer is now between 65 and 85 .
Ontario , Quebec and Nova Scotia lead the country when it comes to producing Christmas trees.
Statistics Canada says the total area of Christmas tree farms shrunk by nearly 20,000 acres between 2011 and 2021 .
Canada is exporting more than 2.3 million trees to the United States this year .
Christmas trees are not in short supply this year , but the price of them, like most goods, has been on the rise.
The price of farming has gone up, with the cost of fertilizer rising 50 per cent in 2022 .
Smith ’s prices range from $ 20 for the smallest trees to $ 80 , which is enough to make for a good year .
Frugality has been key to his business longevity.
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