Real Christmas trees are an all-American product grown in all 50 states. Most artificial trees are manufactured in Korea, Taiwan or Hong Kong.
Real trees are a renewable, recyclable resource. Artificial trees contain non-biodegradable plastics and metals.
For every real Christmas tree harvested, 2-3 seedlings are planted in its place.
There are 1,000,000 acres in production for growing Christmas trees. Each acre of trees provides the daily oxygen requirement of 18 people.
There are about 15,000 Christmas trees growers in the U.S. and over 100,000 people employed full or part time in the industry.
It can take as long as 15 years to grow a tree of average retail height (6ft.) but the average
growing time is 7 years.
There are approximately 5,000 choose and cut farms in the U.S.
The top five Christmas tree producing states are Oregon, Michigan, Wisconsin, California, and North Carolina.