The Huron Expositor, 1985-12-25, Page 20Al2 — THE HURON EXPOSITOR, DECEMBER 25, 1985
MERRY CHRISTMAS
Christmas tree shoppers always in a good mood
BY PATRICK RAFTIS
The Christmas tree can be considered
almost everyone's favorite form of foliage,
and putting one up is a necessity for anyone
wishing to observe the traditional seasonal
customs.
W hen obtaining a tree for the Yule season,
many people have succumbed to the lure of
the easy -assembly, no mess artificial tree.
Some rural residents still enjoy the opportun-
ity to go into the bush and cut down a genuine
everg: een tree each year, but for most people
who want a real tree, the simplist method is to
pick one up from the lots of one of the tree
dealers that spring up at this time of year.
John Gibson, of RR2, Seaforth, has been in
the tree business for some time, but this year
for the first time he expanded his line to
include the sale of Christmas trees. Mr.
Gibson is a tree mover by his own description.
He transplants trees people want to save,
which are growing in unfavorable positions,
such as under a fenceline or too close to other
trees. He also plants new trees for lanfiscap-
CHRISTMAS TREES — John Gibson, of RR 2, Seaforth, managed
to mix business with the holiday spirit quite nicely this year. He
added the sale of Christmas trees to his tree moving business and
Over rhe river and
rnrougn the woods we're
sending our sincere good
wishes and profound
thanks for a wonderful
hOt'day season'
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was pleasantly surprised to find out how cheerful people can be
while shopping for a tree at this festive time of year.
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Warm
J-Iol iday
Feelings
WIshinsycsu lots of joy
Ihts Christmas. trimincd
with lov'c and pcacc.
DAVID LONGSTAFF
Optician
SEAFORTH, ONT. (519)527-1303
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The staff of Seaforth Motors Limited would like to take this opportunity to extend our thanks
and appreciation for allowing us to serve you over the past year and to extend our warmest
greetings during the holiday season and wish you a healthy and successful year to come.
Back, left to right, Brian MacDonald, Catherine Hak, Gary Morrison, and Dave Garrick.
Front, left to right, Dennis McCauley and John Hart Absent, Earl Hamm.
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ing or windbreaking purposes or just to
"beautify" a piece of property.
In the course of his work, Mr. Gibson has
found many of his.customers assume because
he deals with trees for a living, he is also a
dealer in Christmas trees. Until this year, it
was not so.
"I kept getting calls for Christmas trees, so
I figured I might as well have some," said
Mr. Gibson. So, he,brdered 50 Scotch Pines
from a tree supplier in Alliston. Mr. Gibson,
the tree mover, soon found out that
Christmas trees move very quickly. In just
over a week he sold his entire stockpile. Mr.
Gibson was extremely pleased with the rapid
response to his new sideline.
Mr. Gibson sees a trend
back to natural trees
"It makes up for to lack of business >a'time
when it's usually too wet to work," at his
regular tasks, said Mr. Gibson.
There were other benefits, of a more
seasonal nature, which Mr. Gibson quickly
discovered, much to his delight.
"Everyone's in a good mood at this time of
year. It's a nice way to meet people. They're
out to pick up a Christmas tree, and they're
all very friendly. I enjoyed talking to them,','
said Mr. Gibson of his customers.
The Scotch pines proved very popular with
Mr. Gibson's customers and he said they
make the ideal Christmas tree for several
reasons.
''They hold their needles better, so you can
set the tree up earlier and leave it up longer,"
he said He also made sure the trees he
ordered were all graded Al.
"I got number ones because they're nice
bushy trees. They've been specially
pruned." to form to the proper shape, said
Mr Gibson
Most of Mr Gibson's Christmas tree
customers came front this immediate area,
though ho admits a hard to tell, from his
location on Highway it, exactly where some
people are from. Most were satisfied to
simply pick a tree from the selection
available, though h'• did find one couple who
wanted to become a little more involved in the
process of prncumng a tree.
•' I had one call from a couple who wanted i
tree they could come out and cut down
themselves later," he said. The cut -your -own
idea had already occur -ed to Mr. Gibson, who
already has some trees planted for this
purpose. However, he said it would take a few
years before this practice could be put into
operation, as the trees take quite a while to
grow to sufficient size.
Given his,newfound interest in the sale of
natural 'trees for Christmas, Mr. Gibson was
understandably pleased to discover what
appears to be .a trend back to the use of real
trees, rather than artificial ones.
"I had quite a few people who were getting
their first real tree in several years," Mr.
Gibson said. "They seem to want their kids to,
have a Christmas with a natural tree."
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We're thankful for your patronage and
we hope you'll continue to rely on us!
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DRESS SHOPPE
Seaforth 527-0489
A VERY
MERRY
NOEL GOES
OUT TO
OUR
VALUED
PATRONS.
HAPPY
HOLIDAY
GREETINGS.
From the Staff
of
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and
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