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In Pictures: Tree-mendous start to Christmas preparations

Workers at an Oxfordshire farm are felling and bagging hundreds of spruce trees ready for the festive period.
Workers at an Oxfordshire farm are felling and bagging hundreds of spruce trees ready for the festive period. Workers at an Oxfordshire farm are felling and bagging hundreds of spruce trees ready for the festive period.

As the Government grapples with what restrictions should be in place at Christmas, Oxfordshire horticultural workers are facing an equally tall problem – felling and bagging hundreds of trees.

With the post-lockdown coronavirus rules still unclear, owners of The Tree Barn at Christmas Common have decided to sell their spruces online for the first time this year, as well as in their shop.

Xmas trees at The Tree Barn
Xmas trees at The Tree Barn (Steve Parsons/PA)
Xmas trees at The Tree Barn
Xmas trees at The Tree Barn (Steve Parsons/PA)
Xmas trees at The Tree Barn
Xmas trees at The Tree Barn (Steve Parsons/PA)
Xmas trees at The Tree Barn
Xmas trees at The Tree Barn (Steve Parsons/PA)
Xmas trees at The Tree Barn
Xmas trees at The Tree Barn (Steve Parsons/PA)
Xmas trees at The Tree Barn
Xmas trees at The Tree Barn (Steve Parsons/PA)
Xmas trees at The Tree Barn
Xmas trees at The Tree Barn (Steve Parsons/PA)
Xmas trees at The Tree Barn
Xmas trees at The Tree Barn (Steve Parsons/PA)
Xmas trees at The Tree Barn
Xmas trees at The Tree Barn (Steve Parsons/PA)
Xmas trees at The Tree Barn
Xmas trees at The Tree Barn (Steve Parsons/PA)