Emmerich Tree Farm

History:

The proprietors of Emmerich Tree Farm are Kurt and Karen Emmerich. Kurt grew up on the land, having planted thousands of trees on the property with his parents and siblings in the 60's and 70's. The Scotch pines around the ponds and the Norway and White spruce around the property were planted by the family with trees from NYSDEC's Saratoga nursery. During this time Kurt and his brother Chris (Emmerich Greenhouses) also helped their father Lee gathering and selling Christmas Trees from their 70-acre property in Chenango County NY known as "Christmas Hill" which was planted extensively with White Spruce.

Kurt attended college at the NYS College of Environmental Science and Forestry, graduating in 1978 with an Engineering degree. At ES&F Kurt broadened his tree knowledge, and began to think of raising trees on the family property in Warwick. In the early 1980's, Kurt and Chris planted several hundred Blue spruce on the Warwick property, but did not have the time and resources to properly care for them as they grew....nevertheless, this planting yielded many nice Christmas trees for family and friends; including several that graced Kurt and Karen's 16-ft tall great room in their home on Foley Road in Warwick.