China News Service, July 19th. According to a comprehensive U.S. media report, recently, many parts of the United States have been hit by heat waves and droughts, which have devastating effects on the growth of many trees and even threaten the large number of Christmas trees planted in the Pacific Northwest. Or lead to an increase in the price of Christmas trees this year.
Wildfires are raging in Oregon, USA. The picture shows firefighters spraying flame retardants.
According to reports, drought and extreme high temperatures may reduce the number of trees available for Christmas.
"This is really a bad time for Christmas tree farmers, and this may be the worst year we have had." said Matt Frow, who owns and runs a farm in Hillsboro, Oregon, USA .
Fro and his wife Dana said they could not believe the damage caused by the recent high temperature.
"We know that there will be some damage, especially to large firs and Nobel firs, but I really didn't expect Norman firs to be so severely damaged." Dana said.
In the Pacific Northwest, many Christmas trees are planted every year, and record high temperatures are affecting the next season's harvest.
The Froes said that even the trees that performed better at low altitudes died, and they felt helpless.
"We are sitting here and watching the trees we have planted for more than six years. Every year you trim and fertilize, you pay labor costs, and you watch them all die in one day." Dana said.
The Froes said that about half of the Christmas trees they plan to sell this holiday season have been lost, and it's not uncommon for them to be the case.
Glenn Allens of the Oregon State University Extension Services Center said that trees exposed to high temperatures are likely to suffer the most damage compared to trees that are shaded by the forest canopy.
At present, the United States and Western Canada are in the 2021 wildfire season. There are more than 70 wildfires in the 12 western United States. The media described the 2021 wildfire season as "the most severe ever."