Last weekend (Nov. 26), the phone was ringing a lot at the in Aldergrove, with would-be buyers checking to see if trees were in good supply.

Co-owner Beniamin Cobaschi鈥檚 answer was 鈥測es,鈥� but he advised next year might be different 鈥� the result of scorching hot weather that did considerable damage to the young seedlings that need a few years to grow into full-size Christmas trees.

鈥淲e lost 1,000 last year and 600 this year,鈥� Cobaschi told the 91原创 Advance Times.

鈥淚t was mostly the seedlings.鈥�

That was out of 4,000 planted every year.

鈥淚t sets you back two years,鈥� Cobaschi said.

The full impact of the weather won鈥檛 be felt right away, Cobaschi said.

鈥淣ext year, we鈥檙e going to have trouble.鈥�

An online notice advised buyers there is a 鈥渓imited selection鈥� at Tannenbaum this year, with the family-run tree farm at 5398 252nd St. open on Saturdays and Sundays only from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. 鈥� while supplies last.

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Cobaschi is considering putting in an irrigation system to water the seedlings in the future, and plans to investigate how other farms handled the heat.

鈥淭he climate is changing,鈥� he noted.

At , Leanna Anderson credited her father-in-law, Albert Anderson, with installing an irrigation system well before the hot weather hit.

鈥淗e had the foresight,鈥� Anderson commented.

As a result, the tree farm at at 8249 252nd St. was 鈥渨ell stocked,鈥� both with its homegrown trees, and trees brought in to supplement their supply.

Aldor trees were 鈥渟ufficiently strong to handle the excessive heat, combined with our irrigation system,鈥� Anderson said.

Aldor will be open until Dec. 18, weekdays from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. and weekends from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. for u-cut 鈥渨hile supplies last鈥� during daylight hours. There are also encounters with farm animals and a seasonal market.

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Evergrow, a Lower Mainland company that delivers potted trees and then replants them after the holidays, has reported farm owners and experts have been telling them 2021 was one of the worst growing years since the 1980s.

鈥淲e鈥檙e talking to farmers who are telling us over a third of their trees for the season are damaged so badly they can鈥檛 sell them,鈥� said Evergrow CEO Paige Wheaton.

鈥淢any farms are planning to open for only one or two weekends in November because they know they will be sold out by then.鈥�

People looking for live Christmas trees should start shopping sooner, according to Evergrow.

Other 91原创 tree farms now open include: at 21858 Maxwell Cres., at 8659 252nd St., the at 2828 208th St., at 1729 236th St., and at 24488 52nd Ave.

On Friday, Dec. 2, opens at 5871 248th St.

On Dec. 3, opens at 21998 100th Ave., at 6280 224th Street, and at 22441 79th Ave.

Red Trees Farm in Aldergrove at 25393 40th Avenue is taking bookings for their Christmas Experience through their website at for the weekends of Dec. 3-4 and Dec. 10-11