Doctor Darcy

Review of C. Philllips Farms, Inc.

The Fraser Fir I bought for Christmas here was bea...

The Fraser Fir I bought for Christmas here was beautiful with respect to size, shape, and freshness. Unfortunately though, it came infested with Cinara Aphids. When I first brought the tree home, I noticed that a yellow jacket had flown out of it. I had never seen anything like that come out of a tree before -- so I inspected the tree for more insects and didn't find any. I did notice while researching on Google though, that yellow jackets can be attracted to trees with aphid infestations -- so I kept a close eye on the tree. Sure enough, two weeks later, aphids hatched. They looked like large, black ticks and crawled all over my living room floor. I've had to leave the vacuum out to vacuum them up as they hatch. Really gross. I have never had a problem like this with a tree ever. Aphids are something that tree companies usually look out for and control. Not recommended.