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Farms is once again bringing home the Grand Champion banner from the Ohio State
Fair. This year’s single entry from the farm was a stunning blue-green Caanan
fir.
“My grandson
Parker and I went out the other day and we picked out three or four trees that
we thought could work and then narrowed it down to just one to enter in the
State Fair,” said Dave Reese, owner of Kaleidoscope Farms. “We trimmed it up a
little, but not really too much. The competition at the State Fair this year
was the toughest it has been in a really long time but the judges finally
decided on ours. I guess we picked the right one.”
Known for its
needle retention, fragrance, shape, and color, the Canaan fir is the most
popular tree sold at the farm and throughout the state of Ohio. The 2018 Grand
Champion Christmas Tree from Kaleidoscope Farms is on display throughout the
Ohio State Fair in the Ag and Hort Building at the Ohio Christmas Tree
Association booth.
The Ohio
Christmas Tree Association learns about what the general public is looking for
in terms of tree preference by looking at which trees get the most votes from
fairgoers for the People’s Choice Award. Votes are tabulated daily throughout
the fair and the tree with the most votes during the event is named the
People’s Choice Winner.
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Farms also had the Ohio State Fair Grand Champion Christmas Tree in 2014 with a
black hills spruce and 2004 with a white pine entry. The farm had the Reserve
Champion in 2016 with a black hills spruce and in 2012 with a Canaan fir.
The 12-day Ohio
State Fair starts July 25 and runs through Aug. 4.
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Farms is located just north of Mt. Cory in Hancock County.
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