Drought killed Christmas tree seedlings in eastern Iowa
7/21/2023 7:37:00 PM
CATEGORIES:
Agriculture
Plants & Wildlife
AFFECTED AREAS:
Buchanan County, IA
Fairbank, IA
Linn County, IA
Ely, IA
Start Date: 7/21/2023
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Christmas tree seedlings were struggling and dying for lack of moisture. Newly planted seedlings on a tree farm in Linn County were dying.
After the 2013 drought, a seasoned Christmas tree grower in Buchanan County learned to mulch and water each of his thousands of trees to help them withstand future droughts.
Radio Iowa (Des Moines, Iowa), July 21, 2023
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