Christmas Tree Facts

Decorating an evergreen tree with lights and other ornamentations is a popular activity in houses during the Christmas holidays. The Christmas tree is one of the most loved symbols of Christmas. There are many important Christmas tree facts that are listed below:

One significant fact about Christmas trees is that the selling of Christmas tree on a commercial basis has commenced in the United States since about 1850.

The best-selling Christmas Trees are: Douglas fir, Balsam fir, Noble fir, Fraser fir, Virginia pine, Scotch pine and White pine.
The best and most Christmas tree producing states are North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Washington and Wisconsin.
· An important information on Christmas tree is that nearly 175,000 real Christmas trees are sold through e-commerce or catalogue and embarked mail-order.

In the US there are over 12,000 cut-your-farms and above 21,000 Christmas tree growers.
From 1966 onwards till date, the National Christmas Tree Association has presented a Christmas tree to the President and his family.
The first ornamented Christmas tree was in Riga, Latvia in 1510.
Christmas tree cultivation also provides a wildlife habitat.
It takes nearly 7-10 years for a Christmas tree to mature enough.
Over 100,000 people are employed in the Christmas tree industry.
Nearly 98% of the Christmas trees are grown in farms.
The 14th President of the US, Franklin Pierce in 1856, was the first President to set a Christmas tree in the White House.
Cherry and hawthorns were decorated as Christmas trees in the past.
Artificial Christmas trees last for nearly six years in your home.
On an average, more than 2,000 Christmas trees are rooted in every acre. Out of these, nearly 1,000-1,500 survives from which ultimately around 750 remain for sale.
Never burn the Christmas tree in a fireplace as it can lead to the development of creosote.
The custom of evergreen trees to celebrate the winter solstice happened before Christ's birth.
Christmas tree decorationwas previously prohibited by the US government due to the presence of lead in tinsel. Now it's made of plastic.

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