Surprisingly Christmas Tree Facts To Know
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History • The first Xmas Tree was put up in Riga, Latvia in 1510. • Mark Carr in 1851 began selling Christmas tree for the first time. Top Christmas Tree Producing States
Christmas Tree Varieties / Types
• Oregon • North Carolina • Pennsylvania • Michigan • Washington • Wisconsin
• Scotch pine • Douglas fir • Nobel fir • Fraser fir • Virginia pine • Balsam fir • White pine
Real Vs. Artificial • More than 85% of the artificial trees are sourced from China. • In 2011, 66% of citizens of US used artificial Christmas trees. • In 2013, Global sales of Artificial trees numbered in 10 million almost.
Christmas Tree in The White House President Coolidge was the first president to light National Christmas Tree
President Franklin Pierce was the first to welcome Christmas tree in the White House.
Teddy Roosevelt banned Christmas tree from the White House in Environmental grounds.
Christmas Tree Numbers • 36 million Christmas Trees are produced each year • The industry employs over 100,000 people. • 95% of trees are shipped or sold directly from Christmas tree farms • Christmas trees takes almost 7-10 years to mature.
Interesting Facts • 330,000 real Christmas trees are sold via ecommerce or catalogs • A Norwegian Christmas tree is gifted each year to England and as a symbol of friendship and show of thanks for the support during World was II. • 85 million new Christmas trees will be planted this year.
Christmas and Environment • Growing Christmas trees provides a habitat for wildlife • Christmas trees remove dust and pollen from the air.
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