![]() ![]() It may not be the 15-foot fir they might want. Tony Stefani, the vice president of the Michigan Christmas Tree Association and the owner of Hillside Christmas Tree Farm in Manchester, said: “I think everyone that’s going to want a tree is going to be able to find one. “That’s one of the reasons you’re seeing tightening in the market.”ĭespite the lingering question of “will there be enough trees?”, leaders of the state associations say they’re confident that it won’t be a problem. Because it takes eight to 10 years to grow a Christmas tree, we’re seeing that effect now,” Start said. “There was a huge reduction in planting at that time. The Christmas tree industry is also dealing with non-environmental challenges.įor example, Start said that during the Great Recession from 2008-11, many growers either retired or left the business, meaning fewer seedlings planted. This also helps narrow the shortage of trees from Oregon. Wisconsin has felt the effect of that, Hann said, and sales of its trees now have more of a national range, with about 10% sold nationally. Insect pests are another challenge that has affected production in North Carolina, according to Greg Hann, the promotions director of the Wisconsin Christmas Tree Producers Association.įor two years now, North Carolina, the second-biggest producer in the U.S., couldn’t ship trees to other states due to a bug problem. ![]() People may have lost a farm, say out in Oregon, where they used to get trees from, or one in North Carolina, and now they’re looking to Michigan for those trees,” Start said. “Putting that all together, it makes Michigan’s trees a little bit more desired. There’s now trees that aren’t able to be harvested,” Start said, adding that some states have experienced problems with droughts. “The wildfires, obviously they don’t help. The recent wildfires out West, and Oregon being the nation's biggest producer, have led some people to question if there will be enough trees for the season. In fact, wholesale farms sold out their annual crop quickly in spring 2021, Start said While there are smaller “choose and cut farms,” which are more about the experience of picking and cutting a tree with family, there are some large Christmas tree farms in Michigan. “We have a very large wholesale market,” Start said. Russell Wagner, the president of the Pennsylvania Christmas Tree Growers Association, said that while many trees stay in the state, a lot go to urban areas of New Jersey, Washington, D.C., and New York City.Īmy Start, the executive director of the Michigan Christmas Tree Association in Durand, estimated that the state’s industry is worth between $35 million to $37 million annually and consists of 37,000 acres. Pennsylvania follows in fourth with 839,000 trees, and Wisconsin ranks fifth with 657,000 trees.Įach of those states has an industry association that works with its growers.Īccording to Penn State Extension, Pennsylvania generates over $22 million in sales each year. Michigan is third with 1.3 million trees sold. I know I’d definitely ruin Christmas for a lot of people and then fly directly to Mexico.LANSING - Demand for real Christmas trees is up this year, due to COVID-19.Īccording to the Christmas Tree Promotion Board based in Howell, the industry is projected to have a successful season this year at the national level.īut what’s the forecast for growers in the Great Lakes region?Īccording to the Agricultural Marketing Resource Center, three Great Lakes states are among the top five producers nationwide. I could fly a chopper for years and I guarantee I’d still destroy a truck or worse. The only thing I can say is watch the video. I could’ve swore we’d be in for a disaster. I’ll be quite honest, I had bad pictures in my mind when I first read about the video on Reddit. The holiday trees represent a $101 million industry in Oregon. Manager Dave Silen says a shift toward more family gatherings this year could help sales. The largest Christmas tree producer in the state is Holiday Tree Farms of Corvallis, shipping about 1 million trees a year. ![]() ![]() Oregon is the nation’s biggest producer and exporter of Christmas trees, selling about 7.3 million trees a year, more than twice that of No. Pilot Dan Clark flying a Northwest Helicopters, LLC 206B3 Jetranger November of 2008. From the YouTube description:Ĭhristmas Tree harvesting at Noble Mountain Christmas Tree Farm in Oregon. If you thought you were a pretty good pilot in Grand Theft Auto V, I bet this guy is better. It’s the only possible explanation for why he would want to harvest Christmas trees in such a furious manner. Above is a possible representation of the pilot you see at work in this amazing video. ![]()
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