Christmas Tree Products & Services

Special: Be sure to see our Numbered Flagging Tape and Christmas Tree Twine!


OVS serves the Christmas Tree industry from its “2 stores within 1,” Ag Supplies & Chemicals and Tractors & Equipment. Growers are encouraged to check out the monthly OVS Outlook newsletter for farming information.

There are currently 63,000 acres of Christmas trees planted in Oregon, farmed by 775 different commercial growers. The 2006 harvest of 8 million trees represented a wholesale value of $125 million to the state. Christmas trees rank 8th out of the top 40 commodities in Oregon in 2007  (http://oregon.gov/ODA/docs/pdf/pubs/ff.pdf).

A few industry websites of interest to visit:

Pacific Northwest Christmas Tree Association, www.nwtrees.com
National Christmas Tree Association, www.christmastree.org
Clackamas County Extension Service, http://extension.oregonstate.edu/clackamas/forestry/ForestryChristmasTrees.php

This excellent website will link Oregon growers to a quarterly newsletter called "Woodland Notes." It provides up to date information on trials and research. The site also lists Oregon State University (OSU) publications available on growing trees, nutrient management, marketing, disease control in trees and more.

Ag Supplies & Chemicals

OVS Ag Supplies products are of particular interest to Christmas Tree growers. To view some of the products that are available, click a category title below to visit the appropriate OVS Website location.

Bamboo Cane
Books
Knives -
shearing (serrated and razor), including information on shearing chaps and leg guards
Numbered Flagging Tape and Twine
Nutrition Products (Liquid fertilizer blending facility)
Pruning Supplies
Rain Gear & Boots
Spray Protection
Tying Supplies -
insta-ties in 4-8” sizes

Not featured on the OVS Home page links, but available in the McMinnville or Aurora stores are planting bags, planting shovels and the ag chemicals and fertilizers appropriate to the Christmas Tree grower. Call OVS Ag Supplies for more information!

Tractors and Equipment

Christmas Tree growers may want to check out the following equipment and implements that are used in the industry for efficient farming. Call OVS and ask for an associate in Equipment Sales.

  • Kubota tractors

  • RTV 900 utility vehicles

  • Articulated wheel loaders

  • Rears & Gearmore airblast sprayers

  • Stump grinders

  • Tillers

  • Disks

  • Soil Conditioners

OVS has a full-service Service & Repair shop and Parts Department in both the Aurora and McMinnville locations.  Mobile service can also bring a trained technician out to the farm site.  The highly trained technicians can work on most makes and models of equipment. OVS carries a large inventory of parts, so we’ll likely have in stock what you need, when you need it! Click to view the Service & Repair or Parts departments. 

Thank you for visiting the OVS website; we hope you will find useful information.

To ask questions, get information, or place orders, contact us at
1-800-653-2216 and ask for McMinnville or Aurora store

Call or e-mail us for a pricing Quote 

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