Holiday Season
Transcript: Holly Brainstorm a list of all the items you can think of that are from agriculture and relate to winter holidays - Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, etc. Phoradendron flavescens (what we use at Christmas) is native to North America The showy colored parts of poinsettias that most people think of as the flowers are actually colored bracts (modified leaves). Think Sources: http://urbanext.illinois.edu/trees/facts.cfm http://urbanext.illinois.edu/poinsettia/facts.cfm http://www.farmcreditnetwork.com/newsroom/blog/article/farm-to-plate-hanukkah-the-festival-of-lights http://poisonousnature.biodiversityexhibition.com/en/card/christmascommon-holly The mean average purchase price of a live tree in 2012 was $41.30 Northern Burlington County Regional Middle School Foods Check out the time lapse of the Bellagio in Las Vegas getting ready for the holidays: http://www.bellagio.com/attractions/botanical-garden.aspx Agricultural Products/ Byproducts Botanically, the plant is known as Euphorbia pulcherrima. Poinsettias Holly in the wild can reach ages of up to 300 years, and grows very slowly, so that centuries-old trees may have trunk diameters of only 50 cm. Joel Roberts Poinsett introduced the poinsettia plant to the United States from Mexico. Poinsett was a botanist, physician and the first United States Ambassador to Mexico. and more . . . Holiday Season and Agriculture Holly did not get its name from "holy" Origin probably Proto-Indo-European base which means "prickly" or "to prick." Ancient times, people took advantage of the sharp ends of holly's leaves. The Druids hung it on windows and doorways to fend off evil witches and spirits [source: The Royal Forestry Association]. Mistletoe Harvest Oregon, North Carolina, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Washington, New York, and Virginia are the top Christmas tree producing states http://www.theholidayspot.com/christmas/history/mistletoe.htm Christmas Trees Christmas Tree Production Agriculture is EVERYWHERE! In Mexico the poinsettia is a perennial shrub that will grow 10-15 feet tall. There are approximately 350 million Christmas trees growing on U.S. farms. 24.5 million farm-grown Christmas trees were purchased in the United States in 2012, with a real market value of $1.01 billion What about the legend of mistletoe and kissing? A presentation by Dr. Robin McLean And so much more . . . partially parasitic plant 2013 Romans, when celebrating the solstice, sent holly twigs to their friends as a sign of their favor. The most popular Christmas trees are: Scotch pine, Douglas fir, noble fir, Fraser fir, balsam fir, Virginia pine and white pine. In 2012, 35% of real Christmas trees sold were from chain stores or garden centers/nursery, 24% from cut and harvest farms, 15% from retail tree lots, and 15% from non-profit groups Grows over 70% of all Poinsettias purchased in the United States Does about 50% of the world-wide sales of Poinsettias. Mistletoe Ecke Poinsettia Ranch Thanks Auburn University for the graphic.
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