The Christmas tree industry in western North Carolina

Jill Sidebottom

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The Christmas tree industry in western North Carolina

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Jill Sidebottom

Year:

2009

Type:

Miscellaneous Publication

Station:

Rocky Mountain Research Station

Source:

In: Dumroese, R. K.; Riley, L. E., tech. coords. National Proceedings: Forest and Conservation Nursery Associations-2008. Proc. RMRS-P-58. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. p. 71-73

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Abstract

Christmas tree production has grown in the last 50 years to one of the major farming enterprises in western North Carolina. The history, importance, and challenges to the Christmas tree industry are reviewed.

Parent Publication

National Proceedings: Forest and Conservation Nursery Associations-2008

Keywords

Christmas trees, Fraser fir, western North Carolina

Citation

Sidebottom, Jill. 2009. The Christmas tree industry in western North Carolina. In: Dumroese, R. K.; Riley, L. E., tech. coords. National Proceedings: Forest and Conservation Nursery Associations-2008. Proc. RMRS-P-58. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. p. 71-73