Overview
Welcome to Oregon’s beautiful Willamette Valley, home of Premier Christmas Trees.
At Premier, growing a great Christmas tree isn’t something we do alone. It’s a team effort—one that begins years before a tree ever reaches your lot.
So let’s slow down and take you through our process, step by step, and show you where it all begins.
Welcome to Oregon’s beautiful Willamette Valley, home of Premier Christmas Trees.
At Premier, growing a great Christmas tree isn’t something we do alone. It’s a team effort—one that begins years before a tree ever reaches your lot.
So let’s slow down and take you through our process, step by step, and show you where it all begins.
Cultivation & Growing (Years 1–9+)
- Seed Selection & Planting: Seeds are carefully selected from mature parent trees for color, needle structure, keepability, and shape. Seedlings are grown in a nursery for about two years before being machine-planted and individually inspected in the fields.
- Maintenance & Trimming: Trees spend 7 to 9 years (or more) growing. At around four years old, the lower portion is trimmed to create a “the handle” for tree stands.
- Shearing & Shaping: Highly trained technicians shear or hand-tip trees to achieve an ideal 60 to 65 percent taper. Techniques vary by species (e.g., using bamboo sticks for Noble Fir tops).
- Soil & Field Health: Custom-blended fertilizer programs are created from regular soil samples. Fields are actively managed and kept free of weeds, grasses, and pests.
Harvesting & Processing
- Selection & Tagging: Every harvestable tree is hand-selected and tagged by size, color, and customer care instructions, complete with a detachable barcode for inventory.
- Harvesting Method: Trees are cut close to the ground and helicopter harvested to maximize freshness and minimize transit time.
- Preparation: Individual trees are shaken to remove loose interior needles and tightly baled for safe transport.
Shipping & Logistics
- Loading: State-of-the-art belt-driven elevators cushion and load trees. Palletization is available for dock-equipped warehouses.
- Tracking: The Tree Tracker web-based system provides real-time shipment updates, including tree counts, driver contact info, and estimated arrival times.
- Yards: Large, well-lit gravel shipping yards facilitate mixed-species, mixed-size, and multi-drop orders.
Products & Business Partnership
- Tree Varieties: Ranging from 3 to 20 feet, including Douglas Fir, Noble Fir, Grand Fir, Nordmann Fir, and Fraser Fir, alongside specialty options like the Little Angel Tree (with a water stand).
- Greenery: Offers wreaths, garlands, and centerpieces.
- Business Support: Dedicated sales and marketing consultants help customize programs, coordinate mixed orders, and support fundraisers.
