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Despite record prices, Christmas tree planting stalls in Oregon

Contrary to conventional wisdom, federal statistics indicate Oregon farmers are planting fewer Christmas trees despite getting paid record high prices for the crop. Source: Despite record prices, Christmas tree planting stalls in Oregon | Oregon | capitalpress.com

In Real vs. Fake Christmas Tree Debate: Consider the Wildlife

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Oregon Christmas Trees Create Jobs During the Holiday Season – QualityInfo

‘Tis the season when Oregonians will shop at stores and on the internet, bake cookies, and buy or cut a Christmas tree grown in their home state. In fact, across the U.S. and Mexico, people will be purchasing a tree grown in Oregon, helping to create jobs. Oregon is the number one Christmas tree producing […]
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Oregon Christmas tree supply, prices hold steady, growers say, but some shopping trends are changing

Interior designer Carolyn Allman always displays a real Christmas tree in her Ashland home, but this year, she decided an eight-foot-tall Noble fir, dressed in white twinkling lights, could still deliver a festive look from outside, on the deck, viewed through a picture window. Source: Oregon Christmas tree supply, prices hold steady, growers say, but […]
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Oregon Christmas tree supply, prices hold steady, growers say, but some shopping trends are changing

Interior designer Carolyn Allman always displays a real Christmas tree in her Ashland home, but this year, she decided an eight-foot-tall Noble fir, dressed in white twinkling lights, could still deliver a festive look from outside, on the deck, viewed through a picture window. Whatever the tradition, new or old, Oregon growers, who produce more […]
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Oregon is the No. 1 grower, exporter of Christmas trees

We don’t have to search too far to find the perfect Christmas tree here in Oregon. The Willamette Valley boasts acre after acre of lush, green trees that eventually make their way into homes for the holiday season .Oregon remains the top grower and exporter of Christmas trees in the United States, according to the […]
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In Oregon, growing Christmas trees is largely a family business

Bob Schutte is sitting on the porch of his log home along the Willamette River, his wife, Lynn, by his side and a Santa Claus twinkle in his eyes. “This is way beyond our original dreams,” he said, nodding toward the couple’s 162-acre Northern Lights Christmas Tree Farm in Pleasant Hill, south of Eugene. In […]
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Christmas tree demand remains high despite inflation

For all the worries about inflation and the economy, Americans aren’t scrimping on a centerpiece of many celebrations this holiday season: the Christmas tree. Retailers from Home Depot and Lowes to mom and pop operations raised their prices on trees — but people are still buying them. Some Christmas tree growers fretted over external factors — […]
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Oregon Christmas Trees Create Jobs During the Holiday Season – QualityInfo

‘Tis the season when Oregonians will shop on the internet, bake cookies, and buy or cut a Christmas tree grown in their home state. In fact, across the U.S. and Mexico, people will be purchasing a tree grown in Oregon, helping to create jobs. Oregon is the number one Christmas tree producing state in the […]
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Oregon Grows the Nation’s Christmas Trees—and It’s a Year-Round Job for Casey Grogan

Oregon is the nation’s largest producer of Christmas trees, by a long shot. In 2019, the latest year for which government data is available, the state shipped 3.8 million trees worth $110.3 million. North Carolina came in second at 2 million trees worth $67.2 million. Oregon trees travel as far as Mexico and Singapore. Source: […]
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