Holly on the Mountain Tree Farm and Nursery is the best place to find all of your trees. You can pick your own holiday tree and cut the tree if you wish or you can have us cut the tree for you. Come for a hay ride in October and experience our world-famous hot apple cider before or after your ride. During the fall harvest, you can pick your own apples and pumpkins. During winter, we offer sleigh rides (weather permitting). Want your tree delivered? If you live within a twenty-mile radius of the Holly on the Mountain Tree Farm, we'll deliver that tree at a very reasonable cost. Costs are based on the size of the tree and your distance from Holly on the Mountain. Want that tree planted? We'll do so, and again at very reasonable rates. We have a wide variety of trees for the holidays, including many evergreens, Spuce, Red Pine, Scotch Pine, and Balsam Fir.

Plan Your Plants

Like everything else, good planning leads to success in the gardening and landscaping. Choose the right plant or tree for the space you have in mind. Factor in sun and shade and the amount of room the plant has to grow. If there are any competing plants or trees already in the area, consider whether or not this new planting is a "good fit." Remember, plants and trees do grow, even if it is at a slow rate. Within a period of a few years, your plants may be having difficulty surviving because of competing plants and trees. Also consider whether there are any irrigation lines or gas lines running under the area where you want to have your new plantings. Root growth is going to have an effect on anything (like sidewalks and driveway) in the vicinity. Be especially mindful of planting large trees, like maple or oak, near concrete or asphalt. In time, even the smallest oak or maple tree is going to start making inroads on your patio or driveway. Give your largest trees the most room both above ground and below. Sometimes people plant shrubs or trees to create a quick fencing or screening effect for the sake of privacy. Be mindful that all new plantings, especially those that involve trees or shrubs of a larger size, require a great deal of water during the first growing season. A common mistake is to have an extensive planting without any means for irrigation. New plantings must be adequate water during the first growing season.

Plant Hardiness

In choosing your plants, consider how hardy the plant is. Often, people choose plants and shrubs solely on the basis of the plant's or shrub's appearance. You must strongly consider the plant's hardiness to sustain cold weather in the northern latitudes and sun and drought conditions in the southern latitudes. If you are thinking about planting trees or shrubs near a curb line, you better think again.

Salt and other de-icers that may be applied to the sidewalk in winter will have a very negative effect on your plantings. Soil is your plant's lifeblood. When you first plant your trees and shrubs, make sure there is at least twice the adequate space for the plant. Make sure the soil is loose so there will be adequate drainage. What type of soil you have in your area is critical to the success of any new planting. If the soil is primarily rocky, replace the native soil with several cubic feet (or yards) of planting soil. Your new plantings will pick up the nutrients in the planting soil, so the plants will have a good start in your yard. Trees and shrubs, like you, need to be fed. Make sure that your new plantings get adequate nutrients, especially during the first few years. Consider using plant or tree spikes to feed your plantings for the first few years of growth.

What to Bring to Holly on the Mountain

Make it a day trip! Here's some tips to make sure you have a fun day at Holly on the Mountain:

Go online and check the weather report for this region at a site like weather.com to see what the weather will be like here on the mountain. The weather here is not the same as where you live; it's colder and we can get a few snow showers at any time during the winter months.

Bring some food for the trip. There's plenty to eat and drink once you get here, but people drive from upwards of a hundred miles to get here.

Dress warmly. It's always a little colder here on the mountain. Dress in layers so that if you should get warm, you can remove a jacket or a sweater and stay comfortable.

Don't dress up. Wear your most comfortable and oldest clothes. You'll be walking among the trees, so you don't want your best clothes to get damaged by tree sap or dirt.

Bring your minicam or digital camera. You'll want to take pictures and record your day here at Holly on the Mountain.

If you find a tree you like, remember that we do not use pest controls. We do not use insecticides of any kind on our trees. Give your trees and shrubs a good visual inspection. Give the tree or shrub a vigorous shake several times. Let one of our staff carefully inspect the tree before you place the tree in your car or SUV.

Bring your credit card. We prefer payment for trees and shrubs by credit card rather than cash. We are not close to any banking facilities, so if you are short on cash, you won't find an ATM or bank for many miles around. Save your cash to purchase tickets for rides.