Upsala tree planter did not realize there was such a big need for Christmas trees
Having sold 70 Christmas trees the first year in business, grower Neil Frieler said, “The Christmas tree market has been very good to us. There is a bigger need for trees than we thought when we began.”
Last season, the Frielers sold more than 600 trees from their lot located at their home near Upsala.
Neil, his wife Peggy a paraprofessional with the Holdingford School District, and their children Amanda, Jacob, Nick and Eric do the work on the farm. Neil noted, “We do the work as a family. Once in a while we will hire a high school student to help out but basically our family does the farm work.” See more in Liz Verley’s Morrison County Record story.
PHOTO: Neil, left, and Peggy Frieler are the owners of Frieler Tree Farm located on the corner of CSAH 1 and Highway 238 near Upsala. The offer a large variety of Christmas trees and evergreen wreaths, kissing balls, swags, etc. (Photo by Liz Verley, Morrison County Record)
