A wet spring paired with a historically dry summer led to the loss of 80 to 90 per cent of the roughly 1,300 seedlings Gerald Redmond planted at his Christmas tree farm in May.
Farm in Keswick Ridge saw hundreds of trees die over the summer
Oliver Pearson · CBC News
· Posted: Nov 15, 2025 5:00 AM EST | Last Updated: 1 hour ago
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Red-Robin Christmas tree farm in Keswick Ridge lost about 1,000 balsam fir seedlings to drought. (Michael Heenan/CBC)
The Red-Robin Christmas tree farm is usually a sea of green leading up to the holiday season, but not this year.
Gerald Redmond says his lot in Keswick Ridge has patches of burnt orange scattered throughout.
A wet spring paired with a historically dry summer has killed 80 to 90 per cent of the roughly 1,300 seedlings he planted in May.
“I was a little concerned in the spring because of the excess moisture, and then I thought, well, this will be a pretty good summer for survival,” Redmond said. “Well, I was wrong on that.”
Most of the impact of the lost seedlings won’t be seen for six to 10 years,
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