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[41] [66] In 2006, New York state Agriculture Commissioner Patrick H. Brennan, supported the virtues of purchasing Christmas trees from local Christmas tree farms. [67] In a statement released to support New York Christmas tree growers he stated, It is a tradition in my family to visit our local tree farm and harvest our family's Christmas tree.
In addition to the nursery’s location, the type and location of farms that purchase the seedlings or rooted cuttings also plays an important role in the type of tree that is propagated. Christmas tree propagation internationally has similar issues of geographical limitation, such as in Australia where the seasons for pruning and harvest ...
Christmas tree farm in Texas. 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.
Christmas tree production occurs worldwide on Christmas tree farms, in artificial tree factories and from native strands of pine and fir trees. Christmas trees , pine and fir trees purposely grown for use as a Christmas tree, are grown on plantations in many western nations, including Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States.
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The first Christmas tree farm was established in 1901, but most consumers continued to obtain their trees from forests until the 1930s and 1940s. Christmas tree farming was once seen only as a viable alternative for low-quality farmland, but that perception has changed within the agriculture industry.
The Christmas Tree Promotion, Research, and Information Order is the U.S. Department of Agriculture rule establishing the industry-funded promotion, research and information program in support of fresh-cut Christmas trees. [1] [2] The order is what is known in the United States as a commodity checkoff program. [3] It was requested by the ...
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