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That same year, there were only three U.S. Christmas tree farms with more than 10,000 acres (40 km 2) of cropland in production. Pennsylvania was home to the most American Christmas tree farms in 2002; the state boasted 2,164 farms. Oregon, however, had the most acreage devoted to the crop with 67,800 acres being used for Christmas tree farming.
The Christmas Tree Promotion, Research, and Information Order is a provision of the 2014 U.S. Farm Bill that established a U.S. Department of Agriculture commodity checkoff program for cultivated Christmas trees. The program is funded through a $.15 per tree fee paid by growers.
Cut evergreen trees were used in 1923 and from 1954 to 1972. Living trees were used from 1924 to 1953, and again from 1973 to the present (2011). In the list below, the height of the cut tree is the height of the tree when raised at the White House. The height of the living tree is the height when it was first planted.
Christmas tree cultivation is an agricultural, forestry, and horticultural occupation which involves growing pine, spruce, and fir trees specifically for use as Christmas trees . The first Christmas tree farm was established in 1901, but most consumers continued to obtain their trees from forests until the 1930s and 1940s.
Between 2005 and 2020, the total number of tree farms in Oregon — the country’s top producer of natural Christmas trees, accounting for about one-third of sales in 2019 — plummeted from ...
According to a survey conducted by the Real Christmas Tree Board in August 2022, 71% of the 55 wholesale Christmas tree growers surveyed predicted a wholesale price increase of 5% to 15% compared ...
The National Christmas Tree Association ( NCTA) is a professional organization in the United States of over 5,100 "Christmas tree professionals" in various capacities. The group focuses its work into three areas: promotion and research, federal representation (which includes Congressional lobbying ), and professional education. [1]
Nov. 24—Fleming's Christmas Tree Farm in Derry Township opened for the holiday season on Friday. In addition to cut-your-own trees, the farm offers hayrides along with fresh-made wreaths and a ...