Business Spotlight
Casazza’s Christmas Tree Farm
6231 East Avenue, Etiwanda
Phone (909) 980-2908 (909) 899-1669
on the web at:
http://www.cachristmas.com/casazza/casazzahmpage.html
If you want the freshest Christmas tree in Southern California, be sure
to visit Casazza’s Christmas Tree Farm in Etiwanda. If you want the
driest tree in southern California you could always buy a tree that was
cut down a month ago, trucked in from Oregon, and then sat in the Santa
Ana winds for a week or more. Or you can visit the Christmas tree farm
and walk around inhaling the glorious smell of Christmas while you
choose just the perfect tree for your family. If you aren’t ready to
take it home yet, you can pay for it, have it tagged with your name,
and let it stay in the ground until you return closer to Christmas to
pick it up!
Casazza’s
is the oldest Christmas tree farm in Southern California. In 1955
George Hoppe decided to clear 10 acres of his citrus grove and plant
Christmas trees. In the 1970s the Casazza family bought the farm, and
in the 1980s Gail and Don Edwards took over running it from Gail’s
father.Gail says their kids grew up working the farm. That is how they earned their spending money while growing up. While many people think this is just a seasonal business, with only one month of work a year, that couldn’t be any further from the truth. It really is a year round, minimum 5 day a week undertaking. The trees need to be trimmed, watered, fertilized and weeded.
The
tree farm has many loyal customers who come back year after year to get
their trees, even if they move far away. Some of their customers live
in Utah, Arizona, Nevada, Mammoth and Las Vegas. They make the trek to
Etiwanda every year to choose, cut and take home their trees.Casazza’s Christmas Tree Farm always opens for business the weekend before Thanksgiving and closes the weekend before Christmas. Be sure to pay them a visit. You won’t regret it!
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