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There are close to 15,000 farms growing Christmas trees across the 50 states, with approximately 350 million trees growing on them, according to the National Christmas Tree Association.
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]
The 2012 National Christmas Tree on November 2, 2012, six days after it was planted. Sources of the National Christmas Tree in the United States have varied over time. The first National Christmas Tree was erected and lit by President Calvin Coolidge in 1923. [1] As of 2011, the tradition has continued uninterrupted.
In the United Kingdom, the British Christmas Tree Growers Association is a trade association open to membership from Christmas tree farmers in Great Britain and Northern Ireland. [45] The National Christmas Tree Association serves a similar function in the United States. [46]
The effects of climate change have put stress on Christmas tree production in the United States. Some farmers are turning to genetics to adapt. As climate change threatens Christmas trees, growers ...
In 2002, in the United States, 21,904 Christmas tree farms covered 447,000 acres (1,810 km 2) of cropland and accounted for 20.8 million Christmas trees cut. [4] Of those farms, 686 harvested 100 acres (0.40 km 2) or more, which accounted for over 196,000 of the total acres of trees harvested. That same year, there were only three U.S ...
Aug. 20—HEGINS — Many of the young Fraser fir seedlings at TLC Tree Farm are dead or dying due to the persistent lack of rain in western Schuylkill County, Christmas tree grower Russell Wagner ...
In 2002, in the United States, 21,904 Christmas tree farms covering 447,000 acres (1,809 km 2) of cropland accounted for the 20.8 million Christmas trees cut. [8] Of those farms, 686 harvested 100 acres (0.4 km 2) or more, which accounted for over 196,000 acres (793 km 2) of the total area of trees harvested. That same year, there were only ...