Christmas tree production in the United States
first christmas tree farm may appeared early christmas tree production united state largely limited could harvested natural forest among important christmas tree producing area u wisconsin north carolina pennsylvania pacific northwest christmas tree production united state totaled million tree u one world leading producer natural christmas tree year pennsylvania top producer united state first christmas tree farm united state believed begun george e wagner founded wagner tree farm acre near pocono lake pa son sterling r wagner achieved recognition field forestry conservation wbe rail spur provided outlet forest product coal blueberry christmas tree annually despite early pioneer industry late percent natural christmas tree sold united state still harvested forest popular specie era balsam fir douglasfir black spruce white spruce readily available forest following world war ii tree began planted plantation change taking place well late early farmer began shear tree response customer demand denser tree market christmas tree united state began change number parttime grower declined parttime grower ceased operation others expanded operation became fulltime christmas tree farmer expansion occurred major u christmas tree growing region michigan pacific northwest north carolina number planting increased late continued total u production reached million christmas tree annually one specie scot pine planted number far exceeded demand product number individual farmer increased better marketing strategy promotion program developed helicopter became fixture large farm early grower used move tree field shipping yard u number christmas tree harvested u – million per year united state christmas tree farm covered acre km cropland accounted million christmas tree cut farm harvested acre km accounted total acre tree harvested year three u christmas tree farm acre km cropland production pennsylvania home american christmas tree farm state boasted farm oregon however acreage devoted crop acre used christmas tree farming total u crop valued million million attributed nation leading producer oregon oregon followed production number north carolina washington michigan million christmas tree harvested state north carolina second behind oregon term tree cut crop north carolina worth million north carolina department agriculture stated natural christmas tree harvested united state come million tree planted grower state oregon washington among important u state production christmas tree crop produced region consists douglas fir noble fir specie specie produced region include grand fir balsam fir nordmann fir colorado blue spruce norway spruce tree currently approximately christmas tree grown pacific northwest exported region california largest market pacific northwest christmas tree purchasing crop large foreign export destination include china japan mexico philippine oregon approximately christmas tree farm combined acre yielding million christmas tree valued approximately million majority christmas tree production occurs willamette valley region including benton clackamas marion polk yamhill county washington state approximately christmas tree farm combined acre yielding million christmas tree valued approximately million majority christmas tree production occurs western southern portion puget sound region including kitsap lewis mason thurston county year pennsylvania ranked th behind oregon north carolina michigan christmas tree harvested acre unlike top christmas tree producing state pennsylvania production spread across state several county jumping production pennsylvania leading county production york county southern border state south harrisburg christmas tree produced farmland philadelphia pittsburgh aside pennsylvania several u state great lake region key christmas tree producer two important production area michigan one leading u producer wisconsin michigan christmas tree industry worth around million per year seventyfive percent christmas tree harvested michigan tree farm exported state sale elsewhere christmas tree farm michigan covered acre estimate michigan state university educator put state annual crop still around million value annually estimated acreage number grower grand traverse missaukee oceana wexford county prominently area around near manton produce tree state lake city known michigan christmas tree capital tree grown across united state varying condition christmas tree grown u state including alaska hawaii u state alabama almost christmas tree farm average tree annually ninety percent alabama tree farm choose cut type operation allow customer visit cut live christmas tree around christmas farmer u state new york catskill mountain mark carr began journey two ox drawn sled toward new york city crop christmas tree tow arrived new york first christmas tree market born sold tree though christmas tree sold commercially united state since carrs journey catskills first american christmas tree farm established year later u christmas tree entirely harvested forest st century worldwide percent live christmas tree sold grown christmas tree farm market natural christmas tree united state began tumble oversupply late mids sent price downward harvest around tree new england considered many christmas tree sold around u opposed usual – natural christmas tree use continued decline next decade part due continued rise popularity artificial tree u state marginal number tree grown many grower driven business ice storm affected north american continent ontario quebec new england afterward referred storm century storm wiped much christmas tree crop eastern ontario quebec assessor ontario toured christmas tree farm deemed average around – percent tree plantation nonrecoverable grower received financial assistance canadian government united state percent home displaying christmas tree displayed artificial tree twelve year later abc newswashington post poll revealed percent u resident used artificial tree instead natural tree real versus artificial tree debate popular mass medium early st century debate frequent topic news article christmas holiday season early st century coverage debate focused decrease natural christmas tree sale rise artificial tree sale late early u christmas tree industry represented national christmas tree association hired advertising agency smith harroff spearhead ad campaign aimed rejuvenating lagging sale natural tree million u household displayed natural christmas tree slightly outpaced million home opted artificial tree year split dramatic million home using artificial tree million chose natural christmas tree sale natural tree continued slide sale natural tree reached million period artificial tree sale rose million million annually christmas tree production christmas tree production canada