Wednesday, November 28, 2012
'Tis the season! Where to buy a Christmas tree near Bolingbrook, including the Ide Christmas Tree Farm in Downers Grove and Anderson Tree Farm in Plainfield.
Ide Christmas Tree Farm WHERE: 1500 83rd St. WHEN: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday, and 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays through Sunday, Dec. 18 PRICE AND OTHER NOTEWORTHY NUMBERS: The farm offers 45,000 spruce and pine trees on a 35-acre property spanning Woodridge, Darien and Downers Grove. Trees cost $60 a piece and saws can be rented for $5; no credit cards accepted. MORE INFO: Read a full story about Ide Christmas Tree Farm on Woodridge Patch, visit the farm's website, or call 630-743-4032 Puckerville Farms WHERE: 13332 Bell Road WHEN: 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily through Christmas Eve, Saturday, Dec. 24 PRICE AND OTHER NOTEWORTHY NUMBERS: Since 2004, the five-acre farm has sold fraser firs starting at $38 in price and…
Sunday, November 25, 2012
'Tis the season! Where to buy a Christmas tree near Bolingbrook, including the Ide Christmas Tree Farm in Downers Grove and Anderson Tree Farm in Plainfield.
Ide Christmas Tree Farm WHERE: 1500 83rd St. WHEN: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday, and 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays through Sunday, Dec. 18 PRICE AND OTHER NOTEWORTHY NUMBERS: The farm offers 45,000 spruce and pine trees on a 35-acre property spanning Woodridge, Darien and Downers Grove. Trees cost $60 a piece and saws can be rented for $5; no credit cards accepted. MORE INFO: Read a full story about Ide Christmas Tree Farm on Woodridge Patch, visit the farm's website, or call 630-743-4032 Puckerville Farms WHERE: 13332 Bell Road WHEN: 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily through Christmas Eve, Saturday, Dec. 24 PRICE AND OTHER NOTEWORTHY NUMBERS: Since 2004, the five-acre farm has sold fraser firs starting at $38 in price and…
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
The drought and heat of 2012 killed younger Christmas trees, but those you'll want to buy around Bolingbrook are ready for purchase.
Young Christmas trees -- those planted this spring or last year -- were most affected by the drought and heat of 2012. Charles Ide, who runs Ide Christmas Tree Farm in Downers Grove along Plainfield Road, told the Chicago Tribune every one of the several thousand trees he planted this year and last died. It's the worst damage in the 55 years he's run the farm, the Trib reported. But when you go to purchase your Christmas tree, you won't see a shortage. Christmas trees take about a decade to grow, and the older trees weathered the harsh conditions the best because they have a more extensive root system to reach moisture, according to the Trib. David Daniken, past president of the Illinois Christmas Tree Farm Association, told the Trib …
