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Sharpen your ax for choose-and-cut Christmas trees

Posted on December 1, 2010 by didaniel

When I visited nearly every choose-and-cut tree farm in the NC mountains two years ago, I headed out on the first Saturday in December. Much to my delight, every other car had a Christmas tree strapped to its roof. That … Continue reading →

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Christmas tree trivia: who earns top star?

Posted on December 16, 2008 by didaniel

So which US state do you think grows the most Christmas trees? That would be Oregon. But the red-ribbon winner might surprise you — my home state of North Carolina. Oregon harvests 7.5 million trees to our 5.5 million. Santa … Continue reading →

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