Merry Christmas in July!

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The Ohio State Fair runs July 27th to August 7, 2022. Prior to the commencement of the fair, The Ohio Christmas Tree Association hosted their annual Christmas Tree Judging contest.

 

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Winners will be on display at the fair.

 

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Based on the US Standards for grades of Christmas Trees, the contest is based on various categories. Entries included White Pine, Canaan Fir, White Spruce, and Blue Spruce.

 

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Each Genus is judged on the following criteria: Foliage, Handle (base), Taper, Leader (top of the tree), and Marketability. Trees are judged and scores are totaled. From these scores, a Grand Champion and Reserve Champion are selected.

 

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Judges look for absence if insect and diseases,

 

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Density,

 

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Overall uniformity of the tree and Taper (which is height to width ratio).

 

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Judges included Ohio State University Educators Tom deHaas Carrie Jagger, Ashley Kulhanek, Kathy Smith, and Amy Stone.

 

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Tree farms submitting entries included Greig’s Christmas Tree Farm, Koch Christmas Trees, Galehouse Christmas Trees.

 

The winners include:

 

Grand Champion – Greig’s Christmas Tree Farm –  Jeff and Doug Greig - Canaan Fir – Ashtabula County

 

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Reserve Champion – Koch Tree Farm – Roger Koch – White Spruce – Butler County

 

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Second place Fir – Galehouse Christmas Trees – Amy Galehouse – Canaan Fir – Wayne County

 

 

Check out their display!

 

 

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Just one more reason to attend the Ohio State Fair:

https://www.ohiostatefair.com/

 

See you there!