The North Carolina Fraser Fir Christmas Tree is the most popular Christmas tree in North America and is shipped into every state in the U.S. as well as the Caribbean Islands, Mexico, Canada, Bermuda, Japan and other points all over the world. The Fraser Fir Tree has soft, pleasant-to-touch needles, incomparable retention, long lasting aroma, pliable yet strong branches for the heaviest of ornaments. Fraser Fir is an excellent choice for retailers. Fraser Fir is grown mostly at elevations over 3,000 feet and is grown mostly in 18 counties in the far western section of North Carolina.
North Carolina has an estimated 50 million Fraser Fir Christmas Trees growing on over 25,000 acres. The North Carolina Christmas Tree Industry (1600 growers) is ranked second in the nation in number of trees harvested. North Carolina produces over 19% of the Real Christmas Trees in the U.S. The North Carolina Fraser Fir has been judged the Nation's best through a contest sponsored by the National Christmas Tree Association and chosen for the official White House Christmas tree 10 times (more than any other species)....1971, 1973, 1982, 1984, 1990, 1993, 1995, 1997, 2005, and 2007.
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