In the 1960's, Steve Harvey, a retired forestry professional and his wife, Vassa, known county-wide for her home-baked cookies, planted a Christmas tree on the Irle family farm, just east of Sumner, in the Puyallup Valley. The Harvey's helped start a trend toward friendly family operated small tree farms. From berries, bulbs, rhubarb, fruit, cows, and school teaching, the Irle family now has the 5th generation working in the field. 
The farm includes a variety of trees: Grand Fir, Turkish (Nordman) Fir, Douglas Fir (the All American favorite), Noble Fir, Scotch (Scots) Pine, and Colorado Blue Spruce trees.
