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1969. March 13th, 1969: 32 Christmas tree growers meet in Coaticook, a municipality in southeastern Quebec. They decide to create the Quebec Christmas Tree Growers Association (Association des producteurs d’arbres de Noel du Québec (APANQ)) with Lorrainy Marchessault, a skilled Franco-American grower, as their mentor.
The province of Quebec is the main producer of Christmas trees in Canada, Quebec accounts for over 71% of all exported Christmas trees. In 2020, 266 Christmas tree farms were registered with the MAPAQ (ministère de l’Agriculture, des Pêcheries et de l’Alimentation du Québec).
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Sep 24, 2023 · The history of Christmas tree farming in Quebec dates back to the early 1900s when families began cultivating trees for personal use. As demand grew, farmers recognized the economic potential and shifted towards commercial production. Today, Quebec boasts a thriving Christmas tree industry with numerous farms across the province.
Canada was first introduced to the Christmas tree in 1781 in Sorel, Quebec, by a German immigrant, Baron Friederick von Riedesel. The Baron’s tree was a balsam fir cut from the dense forests of Quebec and was decorated with myriad white candles (for safety reasons, we do not recommend the use of candles today).
History. The Canadian Christmas Tree Growers Association was founded in 1972 with Richard Lord as its first president. In Lord's view it was a forest products trade dispute with the United States in 1986 that brought the CCTGA "into its own". Twice the organization has run a donated Christmas tree program. Initiatives by the CCTGA in both 2007 ...
A main feature of the winter solstice, the decorated tree symbolized life and renewal. More than 2,000 years ago, the Celts gathered around a spruce tree on December 24 and decorated it with fruit, flowers and wheat. In the 11th century, the tree was decorated with red apples, symbolizing the tree of paradise.
The Quebec Christmas Tree Growers Association (L’Association des producteurs d’arbres de Noël du Québec “APANQ”) represents over 60 Christmas tree growers and industry members located across the province of Quebec. The Christmas tree, a symbol for Québec!
