Did you know eight million Christmas trees are sold each year in the UK according to the BCTGA – of these millions, here we grow several thousand of our own in a constant cycle, so you have the best tree for you every December! #LangfordLakes #LangfordBudville

#FunFact – the #Robin as a symbol of #Christmas began as a joke when postmen wore red tunics and were named after them. #ChristmasTreeFarm #Somerset #LangfordLakes #LangfordBudville

We’re pruning the lowest set of branches on our Nordman Firs currently. This helps improve the look of the tree, so you get perfectly shaped and proportioned ones for #Christmas. #ChristmasTreeFarm #Somerset #LangfordLakes #LangfordBudville

#Fact – Norway Spruce is native to Europe and is considered by most to be the original Christmas Tree. They have a wonderful fragrance. #ChristmasTreeFarm #Somerset #LangfordLakes #LangfordBudville

Did you know it takes approx. six years for a #Christmas tree to reach six feet? That’s why each year we plant new trees and carefully look after them until we fell them for you to take them home. #ChristmasTreeFarm #Somerset #LangfordLakes #LangfordBudville

We’re always talking about #Christmas on the plantation – and it turns out the tradition of Christmas trees goes all the way back to the ancient Egyptians and Romans, who decorated with evergreens during the winter solstice to signify that spring would return. Spring is coming!

The #ChristmasTree #prunining doesn’t stop, it’s all go, whatever the weather! #ChristmasTreeFarm #Somerset #LangfordLakes

All our #ChristmasTrees are grown by us on our plantation. Be sure to pencil in your visit to us in November/December to pick yours up. A fresh tree can last up to four weeks if you give it the care and attention it needs. #ChristmasTreeFarm #Somerset #LangfordLakes

#ChristmasTreeFact in the 17th and 18th centuries, people in Germany hung their #Christmastrees from the ceiling. #ChristmasTreeFarm #Somerset #LangfordLakes

This month Nick and the team will be busy pruning the #ChristmasTrees in the lovely #spring weather. #ChristmasTreeFarm #Somerset #LangfordLakes #LangfordBudville

To help create a typical Christmas tree appearance, we’re removing certain buds, this helps the tree thicken, then nature takes over. #ChristmasTreeFarm #Somerset #LangfordLakes #LangfordBudville

#Fact – nearly 60 million #Christmas trees are grown each year in GB! #ChristmasTreeFarm #Somerset #LangfordLakes #LangfordBudville