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The North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service, Christmas Tree Integrated Pest Management Program Records contain videocassettes and slides about Christmas tree pest management, growing Christmas trees, and the Christmas tree industry. The Integrated Pest Management Program promotes growing trees using less pesticides and fertilizers through careful observation and learning new techniques to control insect pests.
Public complaints about the use of pesticides on North Carolina Christmas tree farms led to the expansion of Integrative Pest Management as a potential way to decrease the use of pesticides. IPM is a practice of observing crops closely for any signs of pests then quickly reacting through tested methods. These methods may be environmental, biological, or chemical. IPM supports growing a secondary crop, usually ground cover, in addition to Christmas trees. It also helps identify beneficial insects versus pests. Sustainability and maintaining good water quality are also by-products of this strategy (https://christmastrees.ces.ncsu.edu/christmastrees-ipm-farms/, accessed 06/04/2024).
The Christmas tree industry in North Carolina began to take off in the 1950s with the harvesting of Scotch pine, balsam fir, Douglas fir, and red cedar (https://christmastrees.ces.ncsu.edu/christmastrees-chapter-1-getting-started/, accessed 6/5/24). However, Fraser fir quickly became the most popular Christmas tree due to its fragrance, soft needles, strong branches, ability to hold its needles after being cut and ability to withstand different temperatures (https://christmastrees.ces.ncsu.edu/christmastrees-chapter-2-why-fraser-fir/, accessed 06/04/24). Over the following decades, North Carolina Christmas trees would continue to grow in popularity, becoming the second leading producer in the country, thanks in part to support from the North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service and the North Carolina Christmas Tree Growers Association. The heart of the Christmas tree industry is in Western North Carolina, particularly in Avery, Ashe, Alleghany, Buncombe, and Watauga counties.
For more information on the history of Christmas trees in North Carolina, see History of the North Carolina Christmas Tree Industry.
The North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service, Christmas Tree Integrated Pest Management Program Records contain videocassettes and slides about growing quality Christmas trees and the Christmas tree industry as a whole. Materials range in date from 1977 to 2001.
This collection is arranged in two series: Audiovisual Materials and Slides
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[Identification of item], North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service, Christmas Tree Integrated Pest Management Program Records, UA 102.042, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC
Transferred from Mountain Horticultural Crops Research and Extension Center, 2024 April (Accession 2024.0051).
Processed by: Cathy Dorin-Black, 2024 May; Finding aid written by: Cathy Dorin-Black, 2024 May
The collection is organized into two principal series:
U-matic videocassette, Approximate runtime: 28 mins.
Super 8 film, Approximate runtime: 28 mins, 55 seconds
Super 8 film
VHS videocassette, Approximate runtime: 16 mins
VHS videocassette
VHS videocassette, Approximate runtime: 19 mins
VHS videocassette
VHS videocassette
VHS videocassette, Approximate runtime: 13 min.
VHS videocassette
VHS videocassette, Approximate runtime: 18 min.
VHS videocassette
VHS videocassette
Includes herbicide application, mowing/weed eating, bare ground, stunted weeds, field shots with different ground cover management
Includes streams and watersheds, erosion, road construction, water sampling, well construction
Includes streams and watersheds, erosion, road construction, water sampling, well construction
Includes drought damage, frost damage, and hail damage
Includes yard trees
Includes buds and bud break, cones, roots, branches, mycorrihizae
Includes animal holes in ground and traps
Includes soil sampling and fertilizing
Includes cutting, baling, digging and helicopter harvest
Includes loading areas, truck loading, storage on tree lots, string burn, and butt splitting
Includes loading areas, truck loading, storage on tree lots, string burn, and butt splitting
Includes recutting trunk, tree shakers
Includes recutting trunk, tree shakers
Includes wreaths, roping, centerpieces, tags, signs, booths, brochures, and decorated trees
Includes field days and tours
Includes field days and tours
Collection is open for research; access requires at least 48 hours advance notice. Because of the nature of certain archival formats, including digital and audio-visual materials, access will require additional advanced notice. Unless noted, digital media are not available online. Copies of unrestricted digital files will be provided for use in the SCRC Reading Room upon request. Access will be provided to use copies of unrestricted digital files rather than carrier media, such as CDs, DVDs, and floppy disks. Some or all electronic files may be unavailable or restricted due to privacy reasons, agreement with the donor, software is not available to interact with files, or because files cannot be retrieved from original media.
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[Identification of item], North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service, Christmas Tree Integrated Pest Management Program Records, UA 102.042, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC
The NC State University Libraries generally claims only physical ownership of most Special Collections materials. These materials are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright law. Libraries staff are unable to advise on copyright and other legal matters; the user assumes full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Helpful resources for assessing copyright include Cornell Libraries’ “Copyright Services: Copyright Term and the Public Domain,” the ALA Office for Information Technology Policy’s "Is It Protected by Copyright?," and copyright.gov. This collection may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information about identifiable living individuals, which may be protected under federal or state laws and regulations. Researchers are advised that there may be legal ramifications for disclosing this information.
The University Archives operates in accordance with the State Public Records Act, with unrestricted access to records not covered by state and federal statutes and regulations.