When seedlings are planted in the fields on Heritage Farms, they as known as 2-2 transplants - the first two steps below.

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• When a seed from a pinecone is planted, it spends two years growing in a seedling bed.
   

• The seedling spends the next two years growing in a transplant bed.
   

• The four-year old seedling is then ready to hand planting our tree field.
   

• Once planted in our fields, a pine will normally take eight years (or a couple more) to get to harvest stage.
   

• On our farm, a spruce will normally take twelve years (or a couple more) to get to harvest stage.
   

• Total time for a pine to grow from seed to harvest and finding its place in someone's home for Christmas is between 12 and 14 years.
   

• Total time for a spruce to grow from seed to harvest and to find a home in someone's house for Christmas is between 16 and 18 years.