Definitions
1. In this Regulation, “candlestick taper” means that a Christmas tree forms a cone the base of which is less than 40 per cent of its height as viewed from the best face of the tree; “Christmas tree” means a tree, whether sheared or unsheared, that is, (a) sold, offered for sale or intended to be sold severed from its root system and with its bark, branches and foliage mainly intact, and (b) of the coniferous species, including but not limited to, (i) Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga Menziesii), (ii) Balsam fir (Abies balsamea), (iii) Black spruce (Picea mariana), (iv) White spruce (Picea glauca), (v) Scotch pine (Pinus sylvestris), (vi) Norway spruce (Picea excelsa), (vii) Red Pine (Pinus resinosa), and (viii) Red spruce (Picea rubens); “clean” means almost entirely free from moss, lichen growth, vines or other foreign material which detracts from the appearance of the Christmas tree; “crow’s nest” means a cluster of short branches forming a compact nest type of whorl arrangement; “curved stem” means a bend in the stem of a Christmas tree that affects the appearance and balance of the tree; “defects” includes one or more of the following conditions or any variation thereof: 1. A decided gap or abnormal space between whorls of branches. 2. Unduly long branches. 3. Excessively uneven density in any face. 4. Weak branches. 5. Broken branches. 6. A lower whorl which is barren of needles or branches. 7. An opening in the foliage of considerable size caused by a lack of branches or foliage. 8. A stem whose length above the top whorl of branches is excessively long in relation to the overall height of the Christmas tree. 9. An incomplete whorl of branches. 10. A handle which is not proportionate to the height of the Christmas tree. 11. A curved stem. 12. Multiple stems, either above or below the top whorl of branches. 13. A crow’s nest. 14. A goose neck. 15. Galls on the branches in noticeable quantity. 16. An abnormal loss of needles. 17. An abnormal curling of needles. 18. A noticeable presence of dead twigs; “density” means density of foliage; “Director” means the Director appointed under the Act; “face” means the surface area of a Christmas tree lying within 45 degrees, measured radially from and perpendicular to the stem, on either side of a straight centre line connecting the vertex of the cone formed by the tree and the circumference of the base of the cone; “fairly clean” means moderately free from moss, lichen growth, vines or other foreign material which detracts from the appearance of the Christmas tree; “flaring taper” means that a Christmas tree, other than of the genus pinus, forms a cone the base of which is more than 70 per cent of its height or, in the case of a Christmas tree of the genus pinus, forms a cone the base of which is more than 80 per cent of its height as viewed from the best face of the tree; “fresh” means that the needles are pliable and generally firmly attached with not more than slight shattering at room temperature; “goose neck” means a stem that has a greater distance than usual between two whorls of branches; “handle” means that portion of the stem between the butt or base of a Christmas tree and the lowest complete whorl of foliated branches; “healthy” means fresh and natural in appearance; “height” means the distance from the butt or base of a Christmas tree to the top of the tree; “inspection” means inspection by an inspector appointed under the Act and “inspected” has a corresponding meaning; “normal taper” means that a Christmas tree, other than of the genus pinus, forms a cone, the base of which is more than 40 per cent and less than 70 per cent of its height or, in the case of a Christmas tree of the genus pinus, forms a cone the base of which is more than 40 per cent and less than 80 per cent of its height as viewed from the best face of the tree; “stem” means the trunk of a Christmas tree from the base or butt of the tree to the top of the tree; “well trimmed” means that all barren branches below the first whorl of branches have been removed and the butt of the stem has been smoothly cut at approximately right angles to the stem. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 377, s. 1; O.Reg. 151/91, s. 1.