Drought killed many Christmas tree seedlings in Connecticut
12/7/2022 11:43:56 PM
CATEGORIES:
Agriculture
Business & Industry
Plants & Wildlife
AFFECTED AREAS:
Connecticut
New Haven County, CT
Hamden, CT
Start Date: 5/1/2022
- End Date: 12/31/2022
The drought this summer in Connecticut was rough for Christmas tree farms. Some farms, particularly those in the eastern part of the state, lost over half of their seedlings. In the northwest, farms lost about 60% of their seedlings. Given the many seedlings lost this year to the dry conditions, growers were looking into irrigation, thinking that weather extremes may necessitate irrigation capability in the future.
WTIC-TV FOX 61 Hartford (Ct.), Dec 7, 2022
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