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FARMER VINCE THURKETTLE HARVESTING THE FIRST OF THIS YEARS CHRISTMAS TREES NEAR THETFORD,NORFOLK... Christmas tree growers in Britain are in desperate need of a COLD snap to toughen up their trees for the festive season...Farmers are praying for a FREEZING FROST in the next few weeks to improve their crop of Christmas trees and stop the needles dropping off before the end of the holiday period...While most of the UK has been enjoying the unseasonably mild weather, growers want a dip in temperatures to make their trees last LONGER..."We have been really short of frost this year," said Roger Hay, secretary of the British Christmas Tree Growers Association (BCTGA)..."A frost is needed to put the trees into dormancy which means they won~t be affected by external matters so much and will be healthier, easier to look after and last longer..."It also helps to fix the needles. When a tree freezes the branches put out a sugar which goes into the needles and helps to hold them on...SEE COPY CATCHLINE British xmas trees need FROST
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