She made a promise to her husband to keep their tree farm going

WOOSTER, Ohio — For Rita Dush, Christmas trees clasp galore meanings.

“Stewardship of the land, beauty, and happiness for families,” said Dush, proprietor of Pine Tree Barn successful Wooster.

At the barn, determination is simply a database of antithetic types of trees that instrumentality a portion to grow. “It's usually astir 8 years earlier we harvest,” said Brad Moore, Pine Tree Farm's nursery manager.

It besides takes clip to prime the cleanable tree. Once customers pick, they chopped them down, shingle retired the pines and wrapper them up to go. Though the histrion whitethorn past a period oregon two, the joyousness carries forever.

“It’s the Christmas tone — you marque families happy. You spot small kids that are happy,” said Moore.

It’s not conscionable the astonishing experiences and memories that past for customers. For Dush, Pine Tree Barn holds a deeper meaning.

She mislaid her hubby 2 years agone today. Roger and Rita built Pine Tree from the roots of Roger’s household farm, Yuletide Tree Farm, 40 years ago. They ne'er expected it would beryllium arsenic large arsenic it is today, but they made a committedness to each other.

“We knew we weren't going to unrecorded forever, and we some wanted immoderate workplace to continue. That's wherefore I'm inactive doing it, and I'm definite if I were him and helium were here, he'd beryllium inactive doing it too,” said Rita.

And truthful each grin she sees connected the workplace brings her joy.

“It’s wonderful, perfectly wonderful, particularly with the small kids, but they're smiling and blessed and bouncy,” said Dush.

Rita sees 8 years of work, erstwhile Roger was by her side, brought to life.

“It gives maine a crushed for being, I miss him," she said.

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The workplace is unfastened 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day, and they person a acquisition store and edifice connected the property. For much info connected Pine Tree Barn click here.

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