NORTH CAROLINA
FRASER FIR FACTS
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The North
Carolina Christmas Tree Industry is ranked second in the nation
in number of trees harvested.
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North
Carolina produces over 19% of the Real Christmas Trees in the
U.S.A.
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The North
Carolina Fraser Fir has become the species-of-choice for most
major retailers in the Midwest, Southwest, and South-central
regions of the United States. Over the last 20 years, the
Fraser Fir has continued to edge out all other species by major
retailers because of its endurance, marketability, and
functionality. The Fraser Fir is known as the
"Cadillac of all Christmas Trees."
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The North
Carolina Fraser Fir has been judged the Nation's best through a
contest sponsored by the National Christmas Tree Association.
It has been chosen for the official White House Christmas Tree
11 times (more than any other species)... 1971, 1973, 1982, 1983,
1990,
1993, 1995, 1997, 2005, 2007 and 2008.
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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 around the world.
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The North
Carolina Fraser Fir has soft, pleasant-to-touch needles,
incomparable needle retention, long lasting aroma, and more
pliable yet stronger branches for even the heaviest ornaments.
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