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Christmas Trio. At the Fallowfield Tree Farm, south of Stittsville. Here’s a list of Christmas Tree Farms in the Ottawa area, as well as places where you can pick up a Christmas tree. Maybe it can be the start of a new tradition for your family. ...

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/3-20131208_114540.jpg) Last Sunday our family drove out to the Fallowfield Tree Farm, a little bit west of Eagleson Road and just a bit south of Stittsville. It’s one of several Christmas tree farms listed on our Ottawa Christmas Tree list . ...

_ (via City of Ottawa) _ Two new requirements aimed at protecting Ottawa’s urban trees will take effect beginning Tuesday, May 24. The changes will affect those doing infill development or removing distinctive trees – any tree with a trunk that is 50 cm or greater in diameter at chest height. ...

Mayor Jim Watson, Councillor Diane Deans, Chair of the Community and Protective Services Committee, Councillor David Chernushenko, Chair of the Environment Committee, and Ward Councillor Bob Monette recognized Pattison Outdoor Advertising today as a Major Sponsor, under the Community Champions Program, of the ** 150,000 Trees Ottawa ** tree planting campaign. ...

Starting on Monday, September 14, and continuing over the next three weeks, dead or dying elm trees will be removed along Confederation Boulevard, as they constitute a safety hazard for pedestrians and motorists. Forty trees will be removed: 21 on Wellington Street and 10 on Elgin Street, in Ottawa, and 9 on Laurier Street, in Gatineau. ...

The goats at the Constance Creek Wildlife Refuge in Dunrobin love feasting on old Christmas trees. From their Facebook page : _ Drop off your trees at CCWR! The goats enjoy nibbling away every needle and piece of bark … they get a welcome change of diet, vitamin C and natural deworming! ...

This page has moved! Click here: _ ** A list of Christmas tree farms around Ottawa ** _

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Outside_-_side-1.jpg.scaled1000.jpg) _ (Photo by Dennis Van Staalduinen.) _ Check out this fascinating web site about The Champlain Oaks . It tells the story of two dozen trees in Ottawa’s Champlain Park neighbourhood, near Island Park Drive. Some of them are estimated to be more than 200 years old, and are the descendants of a huge oak forest that would have covered the South shore of the Ottawa River before this area was settled. ...

Out for a walk today with the dog in our favourite abandoned field / forest in Stittsville. After a 10-minute walk through the woods we came to a small clearing and found this decorated Christmas tree, with a card and a bucket of dog treats hanging from a branch. ...

** Please note: ** The links on this page may be out of date. Please visit OttawaStart’s Christmas Tree Guide for up-to-date info. Check out this map of places where you can cut your own Christmas tree in the Ottawa area. ...