Vermont
Many Vermont Christmas tree farms closed for the season
HUNTINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – Closed for the season– that’s what you’ll see at many tree farms across Vermont.
The Purinton Family Tree Farm in Huntington has lots of trees but they’re not for this season.
“The past two seasons demand’s been higher than it ever has been in the past,” said Cody Purinton of the Purinton Family Tree Farm.
Purinton chalks it up to the population growth of Chittenden County. He also says that because of a supply shortage in nurseries eight years ago, farms are just now seeing the effects as those trees reach market size. That means crop yield varies from year to year.
“We plant a certain amount of trees, and we just plan to sell that amount, and that’s when we cut it off,” Purinton said.
The weather plays a big factor in that supply and two soggy summers could mean fewer trees in coming years.
“It’s either way too wet or way too dry. They like a lot of sun and a little bit of moisture along the way, but not too much moisture,” Purinton explained.
The New Hampshire-Vermont Christmas Tree Association recommends farmers grow different varieties of trees to adapt to the changing climate.
“A good steadfast balsam and Fraser fir will grow, you’ve just got to have well-drained soil. So, we’re looking at what the soil is like and where to plant these different trees that we’re getting,” said Nigel Manley of the New Hampshire-Vermont Christmas Tree Association.
But if you’re looking to pick one out on Christmas Eve, you might be met with closed signs.
“It kinda hurts us because we have so many customers who have been loyal to us for such a long time, but we can’t oversell for next year. We’ve got to have trees for them then,” Purinton said.
There are a few places where you can still get trees, like Bakersfield Tree Farm, Split Rock Tree Farm, Sam Mazza’s Farm Market, Peter Lyon and Family Christmas Trees, and the Gardener Supply Company, which only has potted trees left. But most everyone else is closed for the season, preparing their saplings for their time to shine.
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Vermont
Vermont law enforcement officers petition for highway dedication in honor of David Chris Maland
SWANTON, Vt. (WCAX) – Police say a woman was shot and injured at her home in Swanton Town by a stray bullet.
It happened Wednesday at about 12:30 p.m. at a home on Ceres Circle in Swanton. Vermont troopers say the stray bullet was fired nearby and went into the woman’s residence.
Police say they have identified those involved, and there is no danger to the public.
The woman was taken to the hospital in St. Albans. We do not know her condition.
Anyone with information is asked to call the state police in St. Albans at 802-524-5993 or to submit an anonymous tip online.
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An investigation is underway in Vermont after two people were found dead following an early morning fire at a home in Chelsea.
Vermont State Police say the fire at a single-family residence at 5 North Common was reported around 3:15 a.m. Wednesday, prompting a response from firefighters from multiple fire departments.
It took about 3.5 hours to extinguish the blaze, according to police, and the building is a total loss.
During a subsequent search of the home, investigators found the remains of two people, police added. Their bodies will be brought to the chief medical examiner’s office in Burlington for autopsies to confirm their identities and determine the cause and manner of their deaths.
Additional details about the fire, or the victims, were not immediately available. The deaths are being investigated by state police detectives, and the original and cause of the fire is under investigation by the Department of Public Safety Fire and Explosion unit.
Anyone with information that could help investigators is asked to call state police at 802-234-9933, or provide an anonymous tip online here.
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