What product are you buying when you get a tree from Knuzen Tannenbaum.

At Knuzen Tannenbaum we started minimizing the use of pesticides because it reduced the costs. A bonus on top on this decision was more time for our core processes and a lot of flowers, insects and birds. We know producing christmas trees is far from natural, but by reducing the use of pesticides to spots where we have an issue instead of going over the entire areal allow nature some space. At Knuzen Tannenbaum nature is around every single tree.

We have dropped certifications measured in rubber band. Our goal is not restricted to e.g. 10% of the area, but for the entire area and therefore around every Christmas tree. This gives the nature possibilities and joy for us who work at Knuzen Tannenbaum. But is it sustainable to grow a Christmas tree for 8 – 10 years and then bring it to your living room for 1 or 2 weeks. No! despite a Christmas tree will in average during it’s 10 years absorbs up to 18 kg CO2, which is released when it decompose or is burned, all production has a CO2 footprint and this includes Christmas tree farming. We leave a footprint when we plant the trees, bring out the fertilizer for our trees, when we pack the trees. All actions has a footprint even our first cup of coffee in the morning.

We have at Knuzen Tannenbaum reduced our CO2 footprint by using less and less chemicals for weed and pest control.

All our fields for production placed around one production center, so we don’t have to waist our time and energy travelling between remote parcels.

To give nature space we must reduce the use of herbicides. This allows herbs and weed to grow between our trees, which the insects, frogs, wizards, mouse’s and bird can benefit from.

When we bring out our organic fertilizers (chicken shit) we mix it with seed from dandelions, clover and flowers from the daisy family which we collect.

All our new batches since 2019 have been planted together with clover. The clover absorbs nitrogen and the clover also outrank some weeds which we don’t like such as purple fireweed. Those places where the weed incl. grass damage the trees we have at Knuzen Tannenbaum controlled it with a plate harrow, a lawn mover or mulching. The only weed where we use herbicides is on the spots with fireweed which is an intermediate host of fungus, which infect and damage the trees during spring.

When we allow herbs and weeds to grow in between our trees we give nature a fair chance for finding food and shelter and when you buy a Christmas tree from Knuzen Tannenbaum you secure a place for nature.