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Environmental Benefits The Star Christmas Tree Farm is a refuge to all kinds of wildlife including deer, fox, raccoons, squirrels and rabbits. In the fall the bucks mark their territory by rubbing the branches off the some of the Christmas trees with their antlers. There is a large Oak Savannah on the farm that is home to two Red Tailed Hawks. They are year round residents and are often seen soaring above the farm as they play on the winds and look for their dinner. Two natural gullies separate the fields of Christmas Tree and support wild flowers, grasses and shrubbery that give a hint of the prairie that prevailed in this area before civilization. The Christmas trees provide a habitat for all kinds of birds including Robins, Blue Jays, Cardinals, Nuthachers, Bluebirds, Purple Martins, Killdeers, Woodpeckers, Doves and Finches. When you select your tree don’t be surprised to find the abandoned nest of one of these residents. Real Christmas trees support life by absorbing carbon dioxide and other gases and emitting fresh oxygen. This helps prevent the earth-warming greenhouse effect. Every acre of Christmas trees grown produces the daily oxygen requirement for 18 people. Finally, Scotch Pine Christmas Trees are a "rapidly renewable resource" that are ready for harvest in 6-8 years.