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The trees have come from a wide variety of sources, were placed or planted in different places on the grounds of the President's Park or the White House, have varied in height, and have sometimes been a cut tree and sometimes a living planted tree. Cut evergreen trees were used in 1923 and from 1954 to 1972. Living trees were used from 1924 to ...
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. [4] 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 ...
The National Christmas Tree and Pathway of Peace trees consumed 7,000 watts over four weeks in 2010, at a cost of about $180. [238] (The National Christmas Tree alone consumed 2,000 watts in 2011.) [212] The lighting scheme used 60,000 LED lights and 265 spherical ornaments in 2013, [220] [221] while consuming just 5700 watts. [220]
The Christmas tree cutting program began in the 1950s, when rangers began noticing that people were sneaking into national forests and cutting trees — sometimes even selling them to the public.
The economic turmoil in '08 got its filthy hands on everything, including Christmas trees. Struggling farmers planted fewer trees in 2008 because they couldn't afford to go full bore; as a result ...
According to the National Christmas Tree Association, most Christmas trees need about 7 to 10 years to reach the ideal height for decorating, which is typically around 6 or 7 feet.This means that ...
Between 2002 and 2012 the production of Christmas trees had declined by over 60% in several US states including Kentucky, Montana, Louisiana, Minnesota, and even Wisconsin, whom harvested 994,594 less trees in 2012. [14] [15] Of the 40 million live Christmas trees sold in North America each year about 5 to 6 million are grown in Canada. [16]
One recent pain point was the economic downturn of 2008, when the total number of real Christmas trees sold nationwide fell 34% from 19.3 million sold in 1998 to 12.8 million in 2009.