NC Christmas Trees

North Carolina Christmas tree farmers are gearing up for a busy month.  Choose and cut operations opened over the weekend. For weeks, growers have already been harvesting and preparing trees for shipment across the country for sale at home improvement centers, grocery stores and other retail locations.  “We’ve had a good growing season and consumers will find a good, healthy selection and wide variety of sizes which to choose from,” said Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler.  The Fraser fir is the dominant Christmas tree produced in North Carolina, where the elevation and climate in western counties create perfect growing conditions for the crop.  Consumers who don’t have time to drive to the mountains can find fresh, N.C. Christmas trees at stands and local farmers markets starting this weekend.  For a list of choose and cut farms in North Carolina, visit www.ncfarmfresh.com.