Urban
Roots Community Garden Center, located at 428 Rhode Island St. is the is selling living Christmas trees.
Urban Roots receives the
trees from a grower from
the Southern Tier area and the trees are shipped with their roots intact.
“A
living tree is not only good for the buyer, but for the environment as well,”
said Bryan LoVullo, a yard manager at the garden center who also runs some of
the workshops at the center.
“It’s
good for the environment because the roots are still intact so no garbage or
debris is left after pulling them.”
The
trees are a few feet tall, but can grow up to 8 feet or taller but
they can last for 80 years.
“Since
the trees are made to grow outdoors, it would be best to keep the tree inside
for only 7 to 10 days then plant it outside to keep them from dying,” said
LoVullo.
Varieties include
Colorado blue spruce, white spruce and Douglass Fir and are
sold for $65.99 each. By Joshua Clegatt
